Health

Humans Are Masters of High-Quality Sleep

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Horror Films Really Can Curdle Your Blood

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Seniors Who Head Back to School May Reduce Dementia Risk

Going back to school could help older people stave off dementia, a new study suggests.

One in Five U.S. Kids Over Age 5 Has Unhealthy Cholesterol: CDC

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Concussions Are Biggest Health Risk to Cheerleaders

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Could a Scan Someday Replace Lymph Node Biopsy?

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Colombia still faces challenges to improve health care quality

Colombia has significantly improved its health system over the past 20 years, leading to a rise in life expectancy and a fall in infant mortality. Infant mortality has fallen from 40 deaths per 1 000 live births in 1970 to 12.8 and life expectancy at...

New global framework to eliminate rabies

A new framework to eliminate human rabies and save tens of thousands of lives each year has been launched Thursday by WHO, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Global...

Dentistry Without the Drill? New Study Offers Hope

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CDC: Too Few Schools Teach Prevention of HIV, STDs, Pregnancy

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