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Quest Diagnostics: Millions of Files May Be Stolen
The breached data may include Social Security numbers and medical information, but not test results, the company said.
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Younger Gout Patients Have Higher Blood Clot Risk
Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, affecting more than 4% of U.S. adults, according to the Arthritis Foundation. It develops in people who have high levels of uric acid in the...
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Your Gut Bacteria Could Affect How Your Meds Work
Doctors may one day use your genes or species of bacteria to predict how well you’ll metabolize a certain drug, one of the study’s authors said.
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FDA: Common Supplement Ingredient Could Hurt Fetus
The dangerous ingredient, vinpocetine, is in supplements that claim to enhance memory, focus or mental sharpness. They also supposedly increase energy and aid weight loss, the FDA said
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Patient Catches on Fire During Heart Surgery
Fed by leaking oxygen, a spark from a cauterizing tool set a dry surgical pack on fire. Doctors immediately put the fire out and continued with the procedure.
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Should Breast Cancer Survivors Get MRI Screening?
MRI screening did findmore tumors, but it also more than doubled the number of biopsies women needed -- many of which turned out to be benign, the researchers said.
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Beta Blockers Might Fight A-Fib Too
A-fib is a common heart rhythm disorder sometimes triggered by stress and negative emotions. Beta blockers are drugs that block the effects of adrenaline and related substances.
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Lesbian, Gay Youth at Higher Risk for Self-Harm
Rates of self-harm decreased among heterosexual youth from 2005 through 2017, but not among lesbian and gay youth over the same period, the study author said.
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Addiction Treatment Denied For Many, Study Finds
When researchers called doctors' offices asking for a visit to get buprenorphine so they could stop using heroin, 46% of those who said they had Medicaid were turned away.
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Falls Are Increasingly Lethal for Older Americans
For both men and women, the death rate due to falls per 100,000 people roughly doubled between 2000 and 2016, according to the study.
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Could Seeing Self-Harm On Instagram Spur Copycats?
The problem goes beyond simply seeing the images, the study author noted. Young people who don't have mental health problems wouldn't repeatedly hurt themselves, he said.
View ArticleThe History of Canada’s Transcontinental Transportation Network – Part 2
When the Canadian government convinced British Columbia to join the Confederation of the Dominion of Canada in 1871, the nation stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. It soon became...
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7 Best Natural Ingredients for Your Skin
The beauty world has many high-tech devices and cutting-edge ingredients. But sometimes, simple, natural things might work just as well as those created by scientific engineering.
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Ex-CDC Chief Pleads Guilty to Disorderly Conduct
Frieden plea avoided up to a year in jail for misdemeanor forcible touching, third-degree sexual abuse and second-degree harassment.
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Music Education Can Make Students' Test Scores Sing
Want to give your child an edge in math and English? Enroll them in music lessons.
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Many Dietary Supplements Dangerous for Teens
Weight-loss, muscle-building and energy supplements were linked with an almost three times greater risk of severe medical problems compared with vitamins, the findings showed.
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Study: Dentists Prescribe Antibiotics Far Too Often
Giving some patients preventive antibiotics also created risks for them that outweighed the benefits, one researcher said.
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Few Getting Needed Checkups After Prostate Cancer
The researchers found that very few patients who chose active surveillance actually received the recommended monitoring, one of the study authors said.
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Researchers Identify Maximum Human Exertion
Scientists concluded that in grueling physical activities that last for days, weeks and months, humans can burn calories at most at 2.5 times their resting metabolic rate.
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The Risks of Becoming a Dad Later in Life
As more men over 40 are becoming dads, a study says older men may be more likely to father children with health woes. But the overall risk of birth problems remains low, an expert says.
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