Medical News

Title: 10 Dead in NYC Legionnaires' Disease OutbreakCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

A group of researchers suggested that carbohydrates are the key food nutrient that helped expand the size of human brains to what it is now. Paleo diet may be a fad now but cooked starches are what made humans smarter as...

Researchers found that shorter course of radiation therapy may provide lesser side effects for early stage breast cancer patients compared to the long-term treatments. Although the shorter therapy requires higher radiati...

Title: Scientists Spot What Keeps Moles From Becoming MelanomasCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: HIV Cells Keep Duplicating Even When Treatments Are Working: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

The EPA has accidentally released 1 million gallons of wastewater from an abandoned mine in Colorado. No health hazards have been reported but the agency warns people to stay away from drinking, swimming and boating in a...

After many years, infant mortality rates are at their lowest, reflecting improvements in the U.S. health care system. Still, health officials say that more needs to be done.

England is making great headway into improving survival rates for cancer, but its efforts still pale in comparison to what other countries have achieved.

Frances Kelsey, the FDA reviewer who helped prevent the anti-nausea drug thalidomide from being sold in the U.S., died at the age of 101.

The erectile dysfunction drug Viagra is one of over two dozen prescription drugs dropped by CVS from its list of covered medicineS. The move is for the health care company to encourage patients to buy cheaper equivalents...

American technology company IBM announced that it will purchase medical image company Merge Healthcare Inc. for $1 billion and combine it with its own health analytics division supported by the IBM Watson supercomputer.

Title: Skipping Breakfast a Bad Idea for People with Type 2 DiabetesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: Social Life in Youth May Impact Health Decades LaterCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: What Works Best to Curb a Preschooler's Bad Behaviors?Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: Higher-Dose, Short-Duration Radiation Better for Early Breast Cancer: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: Health Tip: Set a Date to Lose the WeightCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: For Pregnant Military Wives, Risks Rise if Partner DeployedCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: Legionnaire's Disease Most Deadly for Frail, Elderly, Experts SayCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: Bigger Families Mean More Infections, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: Most U.S. Schools Start Too Early for Kids to Get Enough Sleep: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: New Federal Rules Could Shield Workers from Common Lung ToxinCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: Online Program Boosts Hand Washing, Cuts InfectionsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/6/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM