By TOMMY THOMPSON & KENNETH THORPE The Medicare Board of Trustees just released its latest report on the program’s finances and the results are terrifying. Despite a decline in health care costs, the Medicare Trust Fund will be bankrupt in...
A hairdresser who shaved her head to support her sister, who is battling ovarian cancer, was forced to resign because her employers insisted that she needed to wear a wig.
Melanie Strandberg who has worked in Spokane, Washington, since December in...
Adolescents can have chronic pain, just like adults. As patients, their parents and physicians search for solutions, there is one increasingly available option they should avoid, researchers say: medical marijuana.
Alyona talks to investigative reporter Jason Leopold about the controversial news that Guantanamo Bay hunger strike detainees are being administered neuro-drug Reglan, known to cause severe side effects.Read More...
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Working with an animal model, scientists have discovered that a deficit in the production of pyrophosphate provokes excessive vascular calcification, one of the most important symptoms of the premature aging disease Hutchinson-Gilford progeria...
SYDNEY (MedPage Today) -- When Parkinson's disease patients complain to their doctors about constipation, they generally feel that they are being brushed off even though the condition can markedly impact their quality of life, researchers found.
My symptoms started in January 2008, with deep pain in my bladder and the sense that I had to urinate constantly. I was given a diagnosis of interstitial cystitis, a chronic bladder condition with no known cure. But in the following months, pain...
Lack of sleep makes you stupid, vulnerable, cancerous, ugly, fat, diabetic, depressed, diseased, infected, angry, moody, inattentive, forgetful, slow, and, eventually, DEAD. When will you learn? Oh right, you're too tired.Read...
Clinicians have found that administering high doses of testosterone can significantly improve sexual functioning in women who have undergone a hysterectomy and an oophorectomy.
With the celebrity spotlight focused on cancers recently –...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ouch: Boys know that toilet seats are an occupational hazard of potty training, but a new study suggests the number of genital injuries caused by falling toilet toppers is growing. Researchers found the number of...
A Boston hospital is starting the world's first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won't be long until face transplants and other radical operations to improve appearance and quality of life are offered to kids, too.
The move...
MONDAY, June 17 -- A new brain-imaging study could help explain why children with autism have difficulty with verbal communication: They may not get much pleasure from the human voice. Researchers found that those with the disorder showed weaker...
The Supreme Court says deals between pharmaceutical corporations and their generic drug competitors, which government officials say keep cheaper forms of medicine off the market, can sometimes be illegal.
The justices voted 5-3 to allow the...
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Ariana Grande has taken to her Tumblr account to dispel eating disorder rumors.
The “Victorious” actress thanked fans for their concern, but said the speculation she has a health problem is getting “blown out of...
New research has identified how a steroid hormone may indicate infant distress during labor and delivery. The study suggests that a full-term, healthy baby preferentially secretes a different stress hormone than its mother does.
Post by April Daniels HussarNow that it's summer, I really try to wear sunscreen every day, even if I'm not heading to the pool or beach. I'll slather just about any sunblock on my body, but I'm super picky when it comes to my face. It can't be...
Editor's Note: Our friends at Greatist recently released this handy infographic showing food hacks you can use to make healthier choices when baking. More from Greatist: 83 healthy recipe substitutions17 healthier condiments and sauces to keep in...
Mayo Clinic and other researchers have shown that a vaccine given to newborns is at least 60 percent effective against rotavirus in Ghana. Rotavirus causes fever, vomiting and diarrhea, which in infants can cause severe dehydration. In developed...
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LabCorp Announces Availability of Newly Approved Viral Load Assay for Hepatitis C Virus
LabCorp becomes the First Major Clinical Reference Laboratory to Offer the Roche COBAS...
