(CNN) More than 2 billion adults and children globally are overweight or obese and suffer health problems because of their weight, a new study reports.
MENDON, Mass. – A 5-year-old girl is recovering at her home in Massachusetts after being bitten by a black widow spider. Kristine Donovan says she noticed a bruise on her daughter Kailyn’s leg a week ago.
How do you get more people to eat their greens? Give vegetables seductive names, say US researchers. A team at Stanford tried it out on students in the university cafeteria and found veggie sales went up by 25% when indulgent labels were used.
Four customers at LA Fitness gyms in MetroWest and Hunter’s Creek developed Legionnaires’ disease, a serious form of pneumonia caused by a waterborne germ.
HOUSTON, Tx. – A Colorado father is thanking a Texas family for sharing the story of their tragedy and therefore potentially saving the life of his son.
Officials in Florida are investigating two LA Fitness health clubs after four customers contracted Legionnaires’ disease. Kent Donahue, a spokesman for the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, tells the Orlando Sentinel (http://bit.
(CNN) Fifteen-year-old Amari Hall went from open-heart surgery one week to a full-on dance party the next. The Capitol Heights, Maryland, teenager was born with a heart defect and needed a heart transplant.
In this photo taken March 29, 2017, Dr. David Maloney of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is greeted by patient Ken Shefveland, whose lymphoma was successfully treated with CAR-T cell therapy.
(CNN) A pregnant Irish minor who wanted an abortion was placed into a psychiatric clinic against her will in late 2016, according to a report published by the Child Care Law Reporting Project on Monday.
NEW DELHI – The World Health Organization said Tuesday that Bhutan and the Maldives have eliminated measles, becoming the first countries in their region to stop the highly contagious disease.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Health officials say mosquitoes trapped in an area of central Ohio have tested positive for the West Nile virus. Franklin County Public Health says the infected mosquito pool is in Norwich Township near the Columbus suburb of Hilliard.
Global health leaders gathered at the Rotary Convention in Atlanta, yesterday to reaffirm their commitment to eradicating polio and pledged US$ 1.2 billion to finance efforts to end the disease.
June 12, 2017 03:40 pm News Staff – On June 8, the FDA asked Endo Pharmaceuticals(www.fda.gov) to pull its opioid pain medication, reformulated Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride), from the market because of concerns that the drug’s benefits may …
There has been a sharp drop in nurses registering to work in the UK since the EU referendum, figures suggest. Last July, 1,304 nurses from the EU joined the Nursing and Midwifery Council register, compared to 46 in April this year, a fall of 96%.
Within the first 48 hours of blood donation, the donor’s body starts replenishing the lost red blood cells. The replenishment process helps in staying healthy and productive at work.
On July 1, Mesquite residents who so choose can casually jot down “weed” on their shopping lists as they head out the door. That’s the start for Nevada’s “early start program” for recreational marijuana sales.
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