August 29, 2016 Playing with sports concussion doubles recovery time, study suggests CHICAGO — Continuing to play despite a concussion doubles recovery time for teen athletes and leads to worse short-term mental function than in those immediately removed from action, a study found.
August 29, 2016 Ex-NFL player suffering from memory loss writes 'love letter' to family Former NFL tight end Ben Utecht caught one pass from superstar quarterback Peyton Manning the night of Feb. 4, 2007, helping the Indianapolis Colts win Super Bowl XLI.
August 26, 2016 Adults with longer-lived parents may have healthier old age Adults with longer-lived parents have a lower-than-average risk for problems with the body's circulatory system in middle-age, British researchers have found It's already well known that having long-lived parents is associated with a lower risk for clogged arteries in the heart, and longer survival.
August 26, 2016 Man recovering after being electrocuted by power lines An Atlanta-area man is recovering after being severely burned and electrocuted while on the job.
August 25, 2016 How much should we tell kids about their own health? When it comes to deciding whether and how to talk to children about their own health, there's no one-size-fits-all formula, some doctors argue.
August 25, 2016 Regular nibbling on nuts linked to low inflammation Eating a handful of nuts five times per week may reduce inflammation, a condition that contributes to heart disease, diabetes and many other chronic illnesses, say the authors of a recent U.S. study.
August 25, 2016 Over 14,000 women took Sanofi epilepsy drug despite fetus risk: ministry More than 14,000 pregnant women in France took Sanofi's anti-epilepsy drug Depakine between 2007 and 2014 even though the risk of fetus malformation was known, according to a study released by France on Wednesday.
August 24, 2016 Why it's bad to skip prescribed drugs after a heart attack Many patients who have clogged arteries or survive a heart attack don't consistently take medications prescribed to prevent life-threatening complications, a study confirms.
August 24, 2016 Woman paralyzed after branch falls on her in San Francisco park Cui Ying Zhou was at a San Francisco park watching her little girls play on Aug. 12 when her life changed forever.
August 23, 2016 South Florida teen survives rare amoeba infection that kills most people A South Florida boy has survived a rare brain-eating amoeba that kills most people, aided in part because a hard-to-get drug to fight the infection is made by a company in Orlando where he was hospitalized, doctors said Tuesday.
