Health

New CDC study finds dramatic increase in e-cigarette-related calls to poison centers

The number of calls to poison centers involving e-cigarette liquids containing nicotine rose from one per month in September 2010 to 215 per month in February 2014, according to a CDC study published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The...

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FDA Approves Quick-Acting Drug to Reverse Prescription Painkiller ODs

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Walking May Be Good Medicine for Kidney Patients

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Hernia Repair Recovery Often Longer Than Expected

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Fertility Drugs May Not Raise Breast Cancer Risk: Study

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The Morning Light May Help You Stay Slim

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Aspirin does not prevent pregnancy loss, NIH study finds

A daily low dose of aspirin does not appear to prevent subsequent pregnancy loss among women with a history of one or two prior pregnancy losses, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

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World Health Day 2014: Preventing vector-borne diseases

More than half the world’s population is at risk from diseases such as malaria, dengue, leishmaniasis, Lyme disease, schistosomiasis, and yellow fever, carried by mosquitoes, flies, ticks, water snails and other vectors. Every year, more than one...

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Obesity primes the colon for cancer, according to NIH study

Obesity, rather than diet, causes changes in the colon that may lead to colorectal cancer, according to a study in mice by the National Institutes of Health. The finding bolsters the recommendation that calorie control and frequent exercise are not...

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Obama: 7 Million Sign Up for Health Care Coverage

U.S. President Barack Obama says 7.1 million Americans have signed up for health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare.

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