All High-Risk Patients Should Get Blood Pressure Meds: Study
2015-12-24
Getting levels below current targets may significantly cut risk of heart attack, stroke, researchers contendContinue Reading
Graphic Warnings on Cigarettes Help Smokers Consider Quitting
2015-12-23
Disturbing images get people thinking about health risks associated with tobacco, study findsContinue Reading
Paid Sick Leave Can Be Crucial When Cancer Strikes
2015-12-23
Patients nearly twice as likely to keep their jobs if they had the benefit, study foundContinue Reading
U.S. Teen Treated for Rare Rat-Bite Fever
2015-12-23
Only 200 cases have been reported since 1839, research revealsContinue Reading
Toxic Chemicals May Weaken Infants’ Response to TB Vaccine
2015-12-18
PCBs, DDT found in babies’ blood samples appear to dampen immunity, study saysContinue Reading
Pooches May Give Food to Their Pals, Study Shows
2015-12-18
In experiments, dogs freely passed trays of treats to familiar, but not unfamiliar, caninesContinue Reading
Smoking Bans Beat Cigarette Taxes to Help Smokers Quit: Study
2015-12-17
Bans deter casual smokers from lighting up, possibly becoming heavy smokersContinue Reading
Smoking Bans Beat Cigarette Taxes to Help Smokers Quit: Study
2015-12-17
Bans deter casual smokers from lighting up, possibly becoming heavy smokersContinue Reading
Antibiotics Often Enough for Kids’ Appendicitis
2015-12-16
For early, uncomplicated cases, study found the drugs often cleared up the condition without surgeryContinue Reading