For health care workers on the front lines of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, risking their lives in stifling protective suits, relief could soon be on the way.
Dec 19, 2014
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In recent years, scientists have linked chemicals known as phthalates with complications of pregnancy and fetal development.
Nov 17, 2014
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Certain sunscreen chemicals used to protect against ultraviolent rays may impair men's ability to father children in a timely manner, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health and the New York state Department ...
Nov 17, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Imagine if doctors and hospitals got paid for providing better care, not more care, and consumers had better data for making informed health choices.
Sep 23, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Efforts to increase transparency among doctors are underway, according to an article published in The Boston Globe.
Sep 17, 2014
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(HealthDay)—A substantial proportion of primary care patients will use online personal health records that interact with the electronic health record, according to a study published in the September/October issue of the ...
Sep 16, 2014
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Reaching the century mark remains a relative rarity for humans, but it is increasingly less so, and perhaps nowhere more than in rapidly aging Japan.
Sep 15, 2014
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As of 2014, approximately one out of every 68 children born has an autism spectrum disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Historically, less than one in four youth with ASD successfully transitions ...
Jun 24, 2014
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When it comes to helping young adults avoid serious health problems later in life, assessing their personalities during routine medical exams could prove as useful as recording their family medical histories and smoking habits, ...
Mar 11, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Genetic testing can help doctors choose the most effective and economical drugs to prevent blood clots in the half a million patients in the U.S. who receive coronary stents each year, according to a new ...
Feb 20, 2014
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