LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — How your immune system does its job seems to depend more on your environment and the germs you...
EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — At least 50 Ebola hotspots remain in the three hardest-hit West African countries but new cases are...
(Medical News Today) – The study, published in Gut, contributes to a growing body of research by identifying an association between vitamin D and how the immune system...
SAN FRANCISCO (USA Today) – For women, hearing about happy events in the lives of friends and family lowers stress levels. But reading about bad...
After more than 10 years of planning and construction, UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will open Feb. 1 on UC San Francisco’s biomedical research campus....
(The Week) – Just 20 minutes of walking a day could reduce your risk of early death by as much as 30 percent, according to a new study...
(Perfect Science) – A new research stated that drug Vyvanse meant to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might also help in treating binge-eating disorders. The researchers...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Not only do more Americans have health insurance, but the number struggling with medical costs has dropped since President...
NEW HAVEN (New York Times) — One of my elderly patients has Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. He takes a number of medications, including insulin...
(HealthDay News) — If the current high rates of monitoring and hospitalization continue, the Ebola epidemic in Liberia could be halted by the middle of...
(News Medical) – An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health concluded that individualized, patient-centered care is needed to treat and monitor the estimated...
(CNBC) – This past year was all about the “vape.” But the trend in which smokers inhale vapor from tobacco, marijuana and other nontobacco-based liquids...
More Residents Also Receive Financial Assistance by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer The first detailed analysis of enrollment into the...
(HealthDay News) — Many Americans are likely using daily low-dose aspirin inappropriately in the hopes of preventing a first-time heart attack or stroke, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of...
(Daily Mail) – A daytime nap is an essential part of every baby’s routine. It allows newborns and toddlers the downtime they need to cope with...
BEIJING (AP) — China is ramping up its assistance in the fight against Ebola by dispatching an additional 232 army medical workers to West Africa,...
NEW YORK — In the midst of a worrisome flu season, health officials are pushing doctors to prescribe antiviral medicines more often. The Centers for...
NEW YORK — In the midst of a worrisome flu season, health officials are pushing doctors to prescribe antiviral medicines more often. The Centers for...
(Politico) – The House easily passed legislation Thursday afternoon changing the Affordable Care Act’s definition of a full-time workweek to 40 hours, the first step...
(The Huffington Post) – In recent years, neuroscientists have become increasingly interested in the idea that there may be a powerful link between the human brain and...
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer The World Health Organization says the two leading Ebola vaccines appear safe and will soon be tested in healthy volunteers in West...
(Reuters) – China will allow online sales of prescription drugs as early as this month, a policy that will open up an over 1 trillion yuan ($161 billion) market...
(CNBC) – Even when there’s good news for health insurance prices, workers still can’t catch a break. A slow-down in growth of premium prices for...
(CNBC) – Even when there’s good news for health insurance prices, workers still can’t catch a break. A slow-down in growth of premium prices for...
(CNBC) – Robin Wiener has achieved something many small-business owners have struggled to do: She has lowered her firm’s health-care premiums. The dip isn’t huge....