October 23, 2015 U.S. Health System Not Helping Heart Disease: CDC Most Americans with the biggest risks for heart disease are not doing enough to control these risks, and the fragmented U.S. healthcare system is partly to blame, according to federal health officials
October 23, 2015 New York's Bed Bug Problem Spreading to London Avoiding New York and boiling your suitcase might not be enough for Londoners to dodge the global bed bug pandemic - they're already here, probably in a hotel, house or cinema near you
October 23, 2015 Self-prescribing declining among young doctors Far fewer doctors-in-training are prescribing themselves medication than in the past, suggests a new study. Less than one percent of residents surveyed said they wrote themselves a prescription for an allergy medication, antidepressant or another drug over the course of a year.
October 23, 2015 Names Put Human Face on Joplin Death Toll They range from 1-year-old Hayze Howard to 92-year-old Margaret Tuit, but the official list of Joplin tornado victims does not tell their stories, or that of teenager Will Norton killed on his graduation day. The numbers and names only begin to describe the human toll extracted from this southwest Missouri city by one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history
October 23, 2015 Mexico Serum Takes Sting Out of U.S. Scorpion Nips Scorpions are alternately cherished and feared in parts of northern Mexico, but now scientists are bringing to the United States the result of years of experience battling the sometimes-deadly effects of their stings with a newly approved anti-venom
October 23, 2015 Egg Recall: What Is Salmonella? With the U.S. egg recall now at 380 million in eight states and growing, hundreds of egg lovers have learned the dangers of salmonella poisoning the hard way.
October 23, 2015 Beetroot juice, lettuce can lower blood pressure about 10 points, study suggests Trying to lower your blood pressure? A new study suggests drinking a cup of beetroot juice every day could help hypertension
October 23, 2015 The Hidden Health Effects of Traffic Jams Congested cities are fast becoming test tubes for scientists studying the impact of traffic fumes on the brain
October 23, 2015 Having sex after a hysterectomy A hysterectomy has long been associated with negative side effects, such as deterioration of sex drive. But, studies have shown that women do not have to fear a hysterectomy; in fact, many experience an improvement in their sex lives
