by October Gallery
(Reuters Health) – A substantial proportion of parents confessed to giving their children antibiotics that had been prescribed for someone else, according to survey results presented by U.S. researchers at…
Congolese rebels killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the center of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, Congo’s military said Sunday, as the violence again…
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death for all Americans, including African Americans, but African Americans are twice as likely to have a stroke compared to … source
(Reuters Health) – Prescription drug shortages may drive up prices twice as much as they would rise with medicines in abundant supply, adding $230 million a year to U.S. drug…
(Reuters Health) – Homeowners in North Carolina and South Carolina who lost electricity in the wake of Hurricane Florence need to realize that backup generators and other temporary power sources…
(Reuters Health) – People who live in low-income and middle-income countries may have a harder time finding and affording essential medicines for diabetes than residents of wealthier nations, a recent…
(Reuters Health) – People exposed to even low levels of air pollution are more likely to develop structural changes in the heart that can be a precursor to heart failure,…
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Two major health scares at U.S. airports involving inbound flights are related to pilgrims returning from the Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca,…
(Reuters Health) – – Negative childhood experiences in physical education (PE) classes may have long-term effects on adult physical activity, a large study suggests. FILE PHOTO: A primary school student…
BU School of Public Health researchers affiliated with the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) have received funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to … source