Clean indoor air as important as meds in controlling kids' asthma To avoid asthma attacks, children with the respiratory disease shouldn't breathe indoor air that's contaminated by pollutants and allergens known to aggravate their symptoms, U.S. doctors advise.
Some groups getting left behind in advance care planning More than a quarter of older U.S. Medicare beneficiaries have not done any advanced care planning, and Latinos, African Americans and people with low incomes are least likely to have made end-of-life arrangements, according to a new research letter.
What you need to know about Auvi-Q, the new EpiPen alternative Here's some welcome news for anyone with severe allergies longing for another option besides the famously overpriced EpiPen: Auvi-Q is coming back on the market in the United States in the first half of 2017, according to its maker, Kaléo.
What is Meniere's disease? We all experience dizziness from time to time, but what happens when the feeling doesn’t go away?
Surge in prescription opioid poisoning among US youth The number of children and teens hospitalized for prescription opioid poisonings has more than doubled in recent years, with both accidental overdoses and suicide attempts on the rise, a U.S. study suggests.
Zika causes infertility, lasting harm to testes in mice: US study A study of mice infected with Zika showed the virus caused lasting damage to key cells in the male reproductive system, resulting in shrunken testicles, lower levels of sex hormones and reduced fertility, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Campbell's Soup wants your next meal to include a blood test Campbell's Soup wants you to draw some blood before planning your next meal.
Using, and even just thinking about portable media may disrupt kids' sleep Children and teens with access to tablets and smartphones at night don't get enough sleep and are sleepier during the day, whether or not they use the devices, according to a new review.
Woman claims she lost job after breast cancer reveal A New Jersey woman who is suing her former employer claims she was fired one day after revealing she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Utah mom told to abort high-risk pregnancy pens heartfelt letter 6 months after son's birth A Utah mom has penned a heartfelt letter on Facebook detailing her choice to move forward with a high-risk pregnancy despite doctors giving her unborn son only a 15 percent chance of survival when she was about 23 weeks pregnant.
