Corticosteroid injections used to treat osteoarthritis pain in the hip and knee may be more dangerous than previously thought, according to a special report ...
Two years ago, federal corrections officer Emmitt Landry was taken to a Houston hospital after having a stroke at age 41. About a month earlier, Landry had ...
Predicting where Ebola might strike next could become easier, thanks to a new computer model. The model tracks how changes in the environment and in ...
The U.S. continues to see a rise in the number of sexually transmitted diseases, according to health officials — and in Hawaii, the increase is believed to be ...
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are on the rise in the U.S., but one state in particular is blaming online dating for the uptick. Hawaii is experiencing ...
Pregnant women who have been exposed to high levels of pollution face an increased risk of "silent miscarriage" in the first trimester, according to a new study.
This year's flu immunisation campaign is the biggest in the history of the NHS, and the most confusing. The aim is to administer 25 million doses of one of four ...
Alex Yiu was born a healthy seeming baby. But by age 2, his muscle control and speech were deteriorating. His baffling condition took a decade to diagnose.
A new case of West Nile virus was confirmed Tuesday. It involves a man in his early 60s, despite having underlying medical conditions, according to public ...
Hollie D'Arcey would rather be a nurse than a patient. But as a nurse, she wanted to know all her options when she was diagnosed with cancer in July. But her ...
As the number of vaping-related lung injury cases in the U.S. reaches almost 1300, the CDC warn of the dangers of some e-cigarettes and vaping products.
Flu vaccination prevents millions of flu-related illnesses and deaths annually, but vaccination rates are low for many reasons. During the 2018-2019 flu season, ...
A rare and unfortunate sequence of events allowed a deadly type of malaria in gorillas to "jump" species and attack humans, according to scientists. Hundreds of ...
The recent scarcity of Vincristine in the U.S. has created, 'a nightmare situation' for U.S. doctors who use it to treat all kinds of childhood cancers. The drug is ...
A new study found that severe sleep apnea could increase the risk of an eye problem that could lead to vision loss or blindness in people with diabetes.
A retest of a vaping device confiscated at Grand County High School earlier this month confirmed the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC but ruled out ...
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - Mosquitoes collected in Anaheim and Westminster have tested positive for Saint Louis encephalitis -- the first occurrence of ...
Both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions are used to treat neuropsychiatric symptoms in persons with dementia. Purpose: To summarize the ...
It did not take long for word that people were falling ill from vaping to spread among teenagers. The news appeared on Snapchat, where worried adolescents ...
A 58-year-old Taunton man who died last week from the rare Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus was a generous adventurer who loved mountain biking and ...
LAKE MARY, Fla. - A Florida woman is the first patient to kill off breast cancer with the help of a promising new vaccine. Lee Mercker, from the Jacksonville area, ...
A widely publicized study that suggested that the first gene-edited "CRISPR" babies could have shorter lifespans has been retracted due to crucial errors in the ...
BOSTON (CBS) – A fourth Massachusetts resident has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Scott Mosman of Taunton died Friday. Mosman's family confirmed ...
The research team, led by Professor Sagnik Bhattacharyya from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, will assess the safety and effectiveness ...
As word spread in 2018 about the birth of the world's first genetically altered babies, concerns over their future health mounted, with one study even raising the ...
A new study using a preclinical animal model suggests that prenatal exposure to THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis, makes the brain's dopamine ...
An obese woman shrunk to five stone and starved to death, after a gastric bypass operation left her unable to eat, an inquest has heard. Kimberly Wall, 44, had ...
It turns out being Sugar Daddy isn't a one-size-fits-all gig. While it occasionally lives up to the stereotype of a wealthy, middle-aged man lavishing gifts and ...
North Carolina health officials are warning of a possible exposure to measles in Guilford County after someone with the disease traveled to a Greensboro ...
In a new study, UC San Francisco scientists used maps of brain connections to predict how brain atrophy would spread in individual patients with frontotemporal ...
The potential role of new oral anticoagulants in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) remains uncertain. Objective: To determine whether rivaroxaban is ...
The worldwide search for an opioid alternative has made a leap forward—with a scientific discovery in an Australian fungus indicating effective pain relief and ...
A cheap and widely available drug could save hundreds of thousands of lives a year worldwide if it was routinely given to people brought into hospital with head ...
Is red meat bad for you? Of course! At least in the opinion of various medical professionals who are endlessly interviewed for climate crisis articles. Bad for you.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — County health officials are reminding residents to take precautions against mosquitoes after they confirmed a case of dengue ...
In recent decades, scientists have learned a great deal about how different neurons connect and send signals to each other. But it's been difficult to trace the ...
The three main meals that you eat in a day could be divided into five or six smaller portions, without actually lowering the total intake of food.. Diabetes.
Probiotics contain live microorganisms that can support and enhance your healthy gut bacteria. This article reviews whether timing matters when it comes to ...
When my better angels are in charge of my schedule — instead of the insatiable gremlin that won't get off Instagram — I end the day by starting my bedtime ...
Scientists at the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa in Portugal uncovered the link after they analysed the results of seven trials involving ...
A team of international researchers recently rattled the nutrition world by saying there isn't enough evidence to tell people to cut back on red or processed meat, ...
In 2017, opioid overdoses killed more than 70000 people. It is a scourge that falls heaviest on white Americans, but no community or income group has been ...
Nearly half a million firearms deer hunters are preparing for the season that opens Saturday, Nov. 9, and offers opportunity to spend time with friends and family, ...
ATLANTA – Arizona has a total of 16 deaths due to the West Nile Virus disease, according to a statistics update from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
For people who regularly work long hours — defined as more than 10 hours a day for at least 50 days a year — a recent study suggests an increased risk of ...
A study from MIT reveals glycans, branched sugar molecules found in mucus, can prevent bacteria from communicating with each other and forming infectious ...
Cancer cells are masters at avoiding detection, but a new system developed by Yale scientists can make them stand out from the crowd and help the immune ...
As deforestation in the Amazon increases, so do the rates of the mosquito-borne disease, says a new study in 'PNAS'. The burden of dealing with malaria, on the ...
