October 23, 2015 6 flame retardants found ... inside our bodies Much of the furniture in your home is likely coated in flame retardants—and it turns out those same flame retardants may be making themselves at home in our bodies.
October 23, 2015 FDA: Antibiotic Effective in Treating Bacterial Infection Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc's experimental antibiotic was safe and effective in treating a bacterial infection that causes diarrhea, according to a U.S. advisory panel
October 23, 2015 Nitrite-Tainted Milk Kills 3 Children in China Three children have died and 35 people have become ill from drinking nitrite-tainted milk in China's northwestern Gansu province
October 23, 2015 FDA proposes first e-cigarette rules, including banning sales to minors The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels under regulations being proposed by the Food and Drug Administration.
October 23, 2015 When doctors are sick We doctors don't all approach sickness or dying the same way. Some of us are bound by simple statistics whereas others hold out for medical miracles
October 23, 2015 Pesticide exposure tied to Parkinson’s disease According to data published in the journal Neurology, exposure to weed killer, solvents and pesticides increases people’s risk for Parkinson’s disease by 33 to 80 percent.
October 23, 2015 Obesity very high in 13 states; many in the south Adult obesity still isn't budging, the latest government survey shows. The national telephone survey found 13 states with very high rates of obesity last year. Overall, the proportion of U.S. adults deemed obese has been about the same for years now.
October 23, 2015 Yogurt eaters less likely to have high blood pressure, study finds A new study has revealed that people who eat low-fat yogurt over a long period of time are less likely to develop high blood pressure
October 23, 2015 CDC: 24 E. coli illnesses linked to frozen foods Health officials say at least 24 people have become sick from an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to frozen snack foods marketed to children
October 23, 2015 MLB players' use of performance enhancing drugs comes with serious health risks While PEDs may offer players some athletic advantage, their impact on long-term health can be severe.
