Video: Robotics advance practice of tele-medicine
With more and more patients in need of specialized care, doctors are turning to technology to help them be in more than one place at a time. Bigad Shaban reports on what some are calling one of the...
View ArticleTraditional herb water linked to smaller babies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infants given a traditional Guatemalan drink in the first month of life are almost twice as likely to have stunted growth than other children, according to a new study....
View ArticlePaul Gascoigne travels to U.S. treatment center
LONDON (Reuters) - Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne, who has lapsed in his battle with alcoholism, will receive treatment in the United States after "willingly" travelling there, his management...
View ArticleReally?: Really? When a Dieter Eats Can Influence Weight Loss
Studies suggest that eating at later hours, especially main meals, can affect efforts to lose weight....
View ArticleWell: Warning Too Late for Some Babies
An F.D.A. warning not to use a thickener with xanthan gum - a common food additive - for any infants comes after a number of deaths from intestinal damage....
View ArticleWell: Focus on Hospitals' 'July Effect'
Researchers found that patients admitted to teaching hospitals in July, when new medical residents arrive, fared as well as those admitted in other months....
View ArticleCalcium Supplements May Raise Men's Death Risk From Heart Disease
MONDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Men taking calcium supplements may be running a nearly 20 percent increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests.Both men and women take...
View ArticleBoomers' Health Fails to Measure Up to Parents'
MONDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The baby boom is turning out to be a health bust. Despite growing up at a time of great innovation in health care, the 78 million people born in the United States...
View ArticleReview Finds No Evidence Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Are Infectious
MONDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new analysis did not unearth any evidence to support concerns that neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's might be infectious.The finding stems...
View ArticleWith Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
MONDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans take multivitamins and other supplements, but convincing scientific evidence of any true health benefit is lacking, experts say. Now a new study...
View ArticleVitamin C supplements tied to men's kidney stones
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who take vitamin C supplements are at higher-than-average risk of developing kidney stones, a new study from Sweden suggests....
View ArticleAdult diabetes drug may work in very obese youths
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A drug originally approved to treat adults with diabetes may also help severely obese youths lose some weight, according to a new study....
View ArticleCould too much calcium be bad for your heart?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new analysis from the National Institutes of Health, men who took calcium tablets were more likely to die of heart disease over more than a decade than those who didn't...
View ArticleNewtown victim's family raises money for autism
Josephine Gay one of 20 first graders killed by Adam Lanza; her therapist Rachel D'Avino died shielding her and classmates...
View ArticleSay 'I love you' with these Valentine's Day gifts
Given the economic climate, you need not fall into financial worries despite the heavy marketing pushing Valentine’s Day spending...
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