Thursday, May 24 2012 5:35 AM EDT2012-05-24 09:35:32 GMT
(CNN) – Women who can't kick the smoking habit during pregnancy may have an alternative way to help their newborn children. Vitamin C can significantly improve a baby's lung function, according to aMore >>
Women who can't kick the smoking habit during pregnancy may have an alternative way to help their newborn children.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:06 PM EDT2012-05-21 21:06:35 GMT
(RNN) - A Cartersville, GA, man has become the third case of necrotizing fasciitis to make headlines in recent weeks, coming just weeks after a 24-year-old Georgia woman lost her foot and both handsMore >>
A Georgia man has become the third case of necrotizing fasciitis to make headlines in recent weeks, just as two women are being treated for the condition in southern hospitals.More >>
For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.More >>
For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.More >>
Doctors increasingly are ditching the prescription pad: More than a third of the nation's prescriptions now are electronic, according to the latest count.More >>
Dropping a paper prescription at the drugstore is becoming old-school: More than a third of the nation's prescriptions now are electronic, according to the latest count.More >>
Tuesday, May 8 2012 4:06 PM EDT2012-05-08 20:06:02 GMT
(RNN) – I know, I know. We've heard it all before, haven't we. We, as a country are fat, and getting fatter.More >>
Figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday show we are hurtling toward a national health disaster. The 20-year forecast does not look good.More >>
Despite scary headlines by the score, most people don't have to fear that they'll be the next victim of the so-called flesh-eating bacteria disease, experts say.More >>
Despite scary headlines by the score, most people don't have to fear that they'll be the next victim of the so-called flesh-eating bacteria disease, experts say.More >>
In a medical science first, researchers turned skin cells from heart failure patients into heart muscle cells that may then be used to fix damaged cardiac tissue.More >>
In a medical science first, researchers turned skin cells from heart failure patients into heart muscle cells that may then be used to fix damaged cardiac tissue.More >>
Many American teenagers, including some with a normal, healthy weight, already have one or more risk factors for heart disease, researchers say.More >>
Many American teenagers, including some with a normal, healthy weight, already have one or more risk factors for heart disease, researchers say.More >>
Despite scary headlines by the score, most people don't have to fear that they'll be the next victim of the so-called flesh-eating bacteria disease, experts say.More >>
Despite scary headlines by the score, most people don't have to fear that they'll be the next victim of the so-called flesh-eating bacteria disease, experts say.More >>
Some cancer doctors may build up emotional walls -- distancing themselves from the patients they can't save -- to avoid grief, sadness and even despair.More >>
Some cancer doctors may build up emotional walls -- distancing themselves from the patients they can't save -- to avoid grief, sadness and even despair, new research shows.More >>
The use of physical restraints in nursing homes can be reduced through a multi-pronged approach that includes more training and supportive materials for staff.More >>
The use of physical restraints in nursing homes can be reduced through a multi-pronged approach that includes more training and supportive materials for staff, residents and relatives, according to a new German study.More >>
Office kitchens and break rooms are germ "hotspots," and sink and microwave handles in these areas are the dirtiest surfaces touched by office workers on a daily basis.More >>
Office kitchens and break rooms are germ "hotspots," and sink and microwave handles in these areas are the dirtiest surfaces touched by office workers on a daily basis, according to a new study.More >>
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