by October Gallery
What is Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s Association Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Maria Carrillo explains what Alzheimer’s disease is and how much it costs the U.S. health care system. The first drug…
(Reuters Health) – Asthma attacks during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of complications for mothers and their babies, a Canadian study suggests. FILE PHOTO: A pregnant woman, in…
A woman who sought breast implants back in 2004 after losing weight said the cosmetic procedure actually wound up saving her life when years later she discovered a lump in…
(Reuters Health) – People who consume lots of milk and cheese and yogurt may not necessarily live any longer than those who don’t, a recent study suggests. Researchers examined data…
A 14-year-old’s horrific cycling injury landed in a medical journal after he showed up at the emergency room with a gruesome gash across his groin, an inverted left scrotum and…
(Reuters Health) – A growing number of U.S. women understand that breast density can impact cancer risk, but a new study suggests this isn’t prompting more patients to discuss the…
For the first time in the United States, a heart from a deceased donor was successfully revived prior to being transplanted into a patient in need. On Sunday, Duke University…
(Reuters Health) – Doctors on Long Island say two migrant children showed up at their hospital in seriously ill condition at least in part because their asthma medication had been…
From mascara to lip gloss, the makeup products you are currently using are likely crawling with infectious bacteria that could cause skin infections and blood poisoning, according to a new…
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Malaria still infects millions of people every year and kills more than 400,000 – mostly children in Africa – because the fight against the mosquito-borne…