HPV vaccine coverage on the rise, but still far from 2020 goal
(Reuters Health) – The proportion of boys and young men in the U.S. receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has more than tripled since 2011, new research shows. Among 9-…
7-year-old boy with Tourette’s makes powerful video to stop teasing from classmates
A first-grader from Connecticut who was teased and bullied for his Tourette’s Syndrome is taking matters into his own hands. In an effort to stop his classmates from picking on…
Doctors often skip discussing dangers of driving after concussion
(Reuters Health) – Most doctors who treat young athletes for concussion know that the injury increases the risk of having a car accident, but barely half counsel their patients against…
Twin brothers in Michigan welcome newborns on the same day: ‘It was destined to be’
Cousins Jack (left) and Lucy Thorington (right). Their parents weren’t expecting the babies to be born on the same day. (Justin Thorington) Twin brothers in Michigan had an unexpected surprise…
Come for your drugs, leave with more shopping: Walmart’s new growth strategy?
(Reuters) – Walmart Inc’s (WMT.N) efforts to develop closer ties with health insurer Humana Inc (HUM.N), which came to light on Thursday, point to a brave new world of retail…
Synthetic pot cases spike in Illinois, officials warn users may experience ‘bleeding from eyes and ears’
This photo provided Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 by New York Police Department shows packets of synthetic marijuana seized after a search warrant was served at a newsstand in Brooklyn, N.Y.…
Starbucks must put cancer warning on California coffee: judge
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) and other coffee companies must put a cancer warning label on coffee products sold in California, a Los Angeles judge ruled. FILE PHOTO – A…
Bullied Oklahoma boy, 7, adopts rescue cat with same rare eye condition and cleft lip
Boy finds rescue cat with same rare condition 7-year-old Madden was born with a cleft and complete heterochromia iridum, a rare condition where the iris of one eye is a…
Listeria class action filed against South Africa’s Tiger Brands
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A class action lawsuit was filed on Thursday against South Africa’s Tiger Brands, after one of its food factories was linked to a listeria outbreak that has…
Surgeons amazed after removing over 2,000 gallstones from woman
Outrageous surgery: Doctors remove 2,350 gallstones from woman’s gallbladder A woman has a staggering 2,350 gallstones removed during surgery. Gallstones are hardened deposits of bile that can form in your…