Are eggs good for you or not? The egg is standard breakfast fare, but many people may be wondering whether eggs are healthy. Aug 16, 2018 0 33
Study shows much work remains to ensure e-health record safety Four years after their publication by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), voluntary guidelines designed to increase the safety of e-health records have yet to be implemented fully, ... Aug 16, 2018 0 3
Florida urges vaccinations after 3 measles cases reported Health officials are urging parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles after three cases of the disease were reported in a Florida county, among more than 100 cases throughout the U.S. this year. Aug 16, 2018 0 0
1 in 4 in U.S. has a disability, CDC reports (HealthDay)—One in four American adults (61 million people) has a significant physical or mental disability, the federal government reported Thursday. And these disabilities are more prevalent among women, people in the ... Aug 16, 2018 0 6
Sleep in your contacts, risk serious eye damage: CDC (HealthDay)—A 59-year-old man was in the shower, wiping his eyes with a towel, when he heard a popping sound and felt pain shoot through his left eye. Aug 16, 2018 0 0
US approves first generic competitor to Mylan's EpiPen US regulators Thursday approved the first generic alternative for the EpiPen, a life-saving emergency allergy medicine, two years after soaring prices for the original version owned by Mylan stoked controversy. Aug 16, 2018 0 1054
UTA professor leads federal advisory group on the prevention of acute, chronic pain A University of Texas at Arlington professor led a federal advisory group that has published its recommendations on the prevention of acute and chronic pain to the Federal Research Pain Strategy, an interagency committee ... Aug 16, 2018 0 0
Scientists identify nearly 200 potential tuberculosis drug targets Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Nearly 2 million people die every year from this infectious disease, and an estimated 2 billion people are chronically infected. The only vaccine, developed almost ... Aug 16, 2018 0 19
Obesity, infertility and oxidative stress in mouse egg cells Excessive body fat is associated with negative effects on female fertility and pregnancy. In mice, maternal obesity impairs proper development of egg precursor cells called oocytes. In a recent paper published in Molecular ... Aug 16, 2018 0 14
Autoimmunity plays role in development of COPD, study finds Autoimmunity plays a role in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study led by Georgia State University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center that analyzed human genome information ... Aug 16, 2018 0 67
