- Experts Concerned as NIH Axes Critical Vaccine Study Funds
- Brain Implant Lets Woman Talk After 18 Years of Silence Due to Stroke
- Major Job Cuts at NIOSH Pose Risks to Worker Safety, Critics Warn
- Microplastics Linked To High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Stroke
- Pregnant Women, New Moms Dying More Often From Heart Conditions
- Navigators Help Patients Get Colonoscopy For Suspected Cancer
- GLP-1 Drug Use For Weight Loss Has Soared, Costing Billions
- Fasting Outperforms Calorie Cutting, Clinical Trial Says
- Cardiac Arrest Deaths During Marathons Down By Half
- Local Outbreaks Can Motivate the Vaccine-Hesitant, Poll Finds
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Black Women at Raised Risk of Carrying Breast Cancer Genes
In study of those under 50 with invasive form of disease, 12 percent had BRCA1, BRCA2 mutations
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Despite Pockets of Resistance, Most U.S. Kids Getting Vaccinated
Health officials call the finding heartening, but worry about lingering opposition to inoculations
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Black Women at Raised Risk of Carrying Breast Cancer Genes
In study of those under 50 with invasive form of disease, 12 percent had BRCA1, BRCA2 mutations
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Despite Pockets of Resistance, Most U.S. Kids Getting Vaccinated
Health officials call the finding heartening, but worry about lingering opposition to inoculations
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Even Short Bouts of Activity May Help Kids’ Health
Three minutes every half hour for three hours lowered blood sugar levels, study says
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Healthier School Meals Offered Across U.S., Feds Finds
Students get more fruits and veggies, less salt
- Posted August 27, 2015
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How Reliable Are Medical Studies? Half of Findings Couldn’t Be Replicated
Healthy skepticism needed for some scientific claims, researcher says
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Injuries Tied to Illegal Meth Labs on the Rise: CDC
'Shake-and-bake' chemical explosions are one common, dangerous accident, agency report says
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Growth Hormone May Lower Odds of Fractures in Older Women
But researcher says high cost, need to get shots in clinics make it an unlikely osteoporosis treatment
- Posted August 27, 2015
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Antibiotics Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Researchers don't know if the drugs signal developing disease, or contribute to it
- Posted August 27, 2015