Mind and Body - Page 713

November 20, 2014

Why Eating a High Fat Breakfast May be Good for You

Break out the bacon and eggs. Researchers at the University of Alabama have found the best way to start your day may be with a high fat breakfast.

November 20, 2014

FDA Stresses Need to Modernize Own Science

The Food and Drug Administration admits the need to update its scientific tools for reviewing prescription drugs, medical devices and tracking food safety

November 20, 2014

Poor Health Care May Shorten American Lives: Study

Americans die sooner than citizens of a dozen other developed nations and the usual suspects, and health care may be to blame

November 20, 2014

Drug-Resistant Skin Germ Grates on Maine Lobstering Isle

Over the past two summers, more than 30 people on Vinalhaven have come down with painful and persistent skin infections that required repeated treatments with intravenous antibiotics

November 20, 2014

New Clue to Sepsis as More Aggressive Care Urged

It's one of the most intractable killers you've probably never heard of: Sepsis, an out-of-control reaction to infection that can start shutting down organs in mere hours.

November 20, 2014

101 Patients Sue Cardiologist, Hospital for Unnecessary Stents

A Towson attorney says he has filed arbitration claims on behalf of 101 patients against a cardiologist accused of performing unnecessary procedures

November 20, 2014

Man Who Suffered From Facial Tumors Starts New Life

Maurice Simpson is finally tumor-free after suffering from a rare condition his whole life

November 20, 2014

Doctor Shortage Looming? Use Nurses, Report Says

A report from the U.S. Institute of Medicine calls for an overhaul in the responsibility and training of nurses

November 20, 2014

New Method Could Make IVF More Effective

Researchers using a microscope and time-lapse photography believe they have developed a method for predicting which test-tube embryos are the most likely to develop properly

November 20, 2014

NIH Joins Patent Pool for AIDS Drugs

The United States National Institutes of Health said on Thursday it will share intellectual property rights on some AIDS drugs in a patent pool designed to make treatments more widely available to the poor