Don’t be fooled by the bathroom scale
Weight measurements not always an accurate indicator of health
DATE: Apr 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Lauran Neergaard
Anti-AIDS vaginal ring partially protects women
WASHINGTON – In a new approach to HIV prevention, women modestly reduced their risk of infection by inserting a vaginal ring coated with an anti-AIDS drug once a month, according to two long...
DATE: Feb 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Noise distracts kids from learning
WASHINGTON – From the cacophony of day care to the buzz of TV and electronic toys, noise is more distracting to a child’s brain than an adult’s, and new research shows it can hinder how youn...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education
New research finds noise harder on children than adults
WASHINGTON – From the cacophony of day care to the buzz of TV and electronic toys, noise is more distracting to a child’s brain than an adult’s, and new research shows it can hinder how youn...
DATE: Feb 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
C-section babies are given mom’s germs they missed
WASHINGTON – Sharing bacteria in the operating room normally is a no-no, but in a novel experiment, researchers are giving babies born by C-section a dose of presumably protective germs from...
DATE: Feb 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
First steps toward reading
As young as 3, kids begin to get concept
DATE: Jan 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education
Mammograms an option at 40, do more good at 50, task force says
WASHINGTON – Mammograms do the most good later in life, a government task force declared Monday in recommending that women get one every other year starting at age 50. It said 40-somethings ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Task force: Mammograms an option at 40, do more good at 50
WASHINGTON – Mammograms do the most good later in life, a government task force declared Monday in recommending that women get one every other year starting at age 50. It said 40-somethings ...
DATE: Jan 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
FDA clears cold cap to save hair during breast cancer chemo
WASHINGTON – Hair loss is one of the most despised side effects of chemotherapy, and now breast cancer patients are getting a new way to try to save their locks.
The Food and Drug...
DATE: Dec 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Scientists, ethicists tackle gene editing’s ethics, promise
WASHINGTON – A hot new tool to edit the human genetic code has a big wow factor: the promise of long-sought cures for intractable diseases. But depending on how it’s used, that same tool cou...
DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Apple shape poses risks
Study: Even the normal-weight should watch that pot belly
DATE: Nov 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
New push for pint-sized medical devices to treat sick kids
WASHINGTON – Improvise isn’t a word parents want to hear from their kid’s doctor. Yet pediatric specialists too often have to jury-rig care because many of the medical devices needed to trea...
DATE: Nov 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
