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Seaside Living Soothes the Mind of Rich and Poor Alike
The investigators compared people's health to their proximity to the coast and found that people living in towns and cities near the coastline reported having better mental health, even the poorest...
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Pacemakers, Insulin Pumps Could Be Hacking Targets: FDA
This warning concerns several operating systems that could affect medical devices connected to a network like Wi-Fi and public or home internet, and equipment such as routers, phones and other...
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'Chemical Burns' May Be Vaping Lung Damage Source
The researchers saw no evidence of tissue damage from lipids such as mineral oils, which until now have been a suspected cause of vaping-linked lung injuries.
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Organic Chicken Less Likely to Harbor a Dangerous 'Superbug'
A related study found that almost one-third of meat and poultry were contaminated with antibiotic-resistant forms of the bug, M'ikanatha said.
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Multiple Myeloma Treatment: What’s New?
Is there anything new to treat multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer? Cutting-edge drugs target and kill cancer cells and use the power of your immune system to fight cancer.
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Your Washer Might Be Breeding Drug-Resistant Germs
The warning follows an investigation at a German hospital where drug-resistant Klebsiella oxytoca was repeatedly infecting newborns. Investigators traced the outbreak to a washing machine, and the...
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Just a Little Weight Loss Can Put Diabetes Into Remission
Researchers found that losing just 10% of your body weight during the first five years you have the disease can lead to remission of type 2 diabetes.
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Georgia Plant Reports 8-Day Ethylene Oxide Leak
The city of Covington on Wednesday released a report on the September ethylene oxide leak at the BD facility, which the company said was about 7 pounds per day, totaling 54 in all.
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Twins Are Becoming Less Common in U.S., for Good Reasons
Experts suspect the decline probably stems from improved techniques for assisted reproduction.
View ArticleGum Disease / Gingivitis: How to avoid it or treat it
If your gums occasionally swell up and become sensitive or bleed when you brush and floss, you might have gingivitis. However, you’re not alone. So what is gingivitis, and what you can you do to treat...
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Mind-Controlled 'Exoskeleton' Restores Movement to Totally Paralyzed Man
For the first time, a quadriplegic patient was able to walk and control both arms using this neuro-prosthetic, which records, transmits and decodes brain signals in real time to control an exoskeleton
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Trying to Conceive? Both Dad and Mom Should Give Up Drinking in Months Before
If would-be moms and dads drink in the three months before pregnancy, and if mom drinks during the first trimester, they run the risk of having a baby with congenital heart disease
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Fungal Invasion May Drive Some Pancreatic Cancers
The finding could advance the prevention and treatment of pancreatic cancer, which is usually fatal because it's often detected too late.
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Actor Diahann Carroll Dies at 84
Carroll was a pioneer in Hollywood and became one of the first female black actors to start in a television show.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders Leaves Hospital; Doctors Confirm He Had Heart Attack
Sanders waved to onlookers and gave a fist pump as he left Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center and was taken away in a waiting vehicle.
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Sia Has Chronic Pain Due to Neurological Disease
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome affects connective tissues that support the skin, bones, blood vessels and other organs and tissues, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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Can You Detox Your Lungs?
If you have or are at risk for a lung condition such as COPD, you may have heard about ways people try to “detox” their lungs. Here’s what you should know first.
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Many ICU Admissions May Be Preventable, Large Study Suggests
As many as 1 in 6 of the ICU admissions could have been avoided, the researchers found.
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Cause of Paralyzing Illness in Kids Remains Elusive
For several years, the CDC has been investigating the condition, called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). It's a rare disease that attacks tissue in the spinal cord, causing muscles and reflexes to weaken.
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Aspirin, Antihistamines: Kids Often Use OTC Drugs in Suicide Attempts
Antidepressants, antipsychotics and antihistamines were also common choices, the researchers added.
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