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Judge orders Philadelphia faith-healing couple held in son's death

By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia couple charged with murder after their baby died without medical care must be held in jail whether or not they make bail, a judge ruled on Friday. The couple, Herbert and Catherine Schaible, beli...

Sex and the Superbug: Meet Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea

Here’s a tidbit you probably didn’t know: Gonorrhea is the second-most frequently reported “notifiable” disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). (That means that if you have it, your doctor or local health official needs t...

Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate o...

Maine Medicaid expansion passes but governor sets veto

By Dave Sherwood BOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill to expand access to its Medicaid program as outlined by the Affordable Care Act, setting up a showdown with the state's Republican gove...

Scientists Locate Biomarkers for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Researchers trying to find the key to a mysterious group of digestive ailments have located a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Their discovery could lead to earlier diagnoses and intervention for individuals still asymptomat...

Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury

‘Club Drug’ Ketamine Lifts Depression in Hours

The largest study to date confirms that ketamine — a “club drug” that is also legally used as an anesthetic — could be a quick and effective way to relieve depression.

Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

NEW YORK (AP) — The American Cancer Society — one of the

Advertencia sobre fármaco no modifica uso en centros médicos con fines de lucro

Por Andrew M. Seaman NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) - A pesar de una fuerteadvertencia de las autoridades regulatorias de Estados Unidos enel 2007, los centros de diálisis con fines de lucro seguíanutilizando más que los centros sin fines de lucro un...

Affymetrix CFO Barabe to retire in June

Affymetrix Chief Financial Officer Tim Barabe is planning to retire from his post next month. The genetic testing instrument business said Monday that it is promoting Gavin Wood to the position. Barabe's ...

Childhood ADHD Linked to Obesity in Adulthood

Childhood ADHD Linked to Obesity in Adulthood

Is MRSA the Godzilla of Superbugs?

In the years I’ve spent writing about infectious diseases I can only think of a handful that have made me squirm: Guinea worm disease, which involves painful extractions of long worms from the human body (blech); Naegleria fowleri, the brain-eating...

Illinois Senate approves marijuana for medical uses

By Joanne von Alroth SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate on Friday voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the second-most-populous state in the nation after California to a...

WWII Vets: ‘There’s No Such Thing As a Good War’

Every week, it seems, we hear about an even more tragic kind of military death—that of veterans who take their own lives, most often when they’re back at home, seemingly safe and sound. It is, of course, an even deeper loss because unlike most co...

La Cámara de Representantes vuelve a respaldar la derogación la ley de salud de Obama

Washington, 16 may (EFE).- La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos aprobó hoy de nuevo, en su votación número 37 sobre el tema, la derogación de la ley de reforma sanitaria promulgada por el presidente Barack Obama en 2010, en un intento m...

Cámara de Representantes vuelve a respaldar derogación ley de salud de Obama

Washington, 16 may (EFE).- La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos aprobó hoy de nuevo, en su votación número 37 sobre el tema, la derogación de la ley de reforma sanitaria promulgada por el presidente Barack Obama en 2010, en un intento m...

Struggling with math? Plug in to improve

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Applying painless but targeted electrical stimulation to parts of the brain that play a role in number manipulation may in future be a way to help people who struggle with math, scientists said on Thursday. Research...

Doping-Use of social drugs on the rise in Aussie Rules

MELBOURNE, May 16 (Reuters) - The use of social drugs like cocaine and methamphetamines is on the rise in Australian Rules football with 26 positive tests and a similar number of confessions of use last year for what the Australian Football League (A...

Details of Jolie's breast treatment revealed

La Cámara de EE.UU. llega a su votación número 37 para derogar la ley de salud de Obama

Washington, 15 may (EFE).- La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos votará este jueves por trigésima séptima vez la derogación de la ley de reforma sanitaria promulgada por el presidente Barack Obama en 2010, en un intento más de los repub...

Cámara EEUU llega a su votación número 37 para derogar ley de salud de Obama

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Study Says Talking on Cell Phones Raises Blood Pressure

A new study says you can add a commonplace activity to the list of things that raise blood pressure: talking on a cell phone.

AP Exclusive: Health reforms penalize some Indians

Exclusive: Roche exploring sale of diabetes device unit

By Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is exploring a sale of its blood glucose meters business, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, as the industry grapples with increased competition an...

Warning didn't change for-profit dialysis drug use

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite a strong warning from U.S. regulators in 2007, for-profit dialysis centers still gave their kidney failure patients more of a certain anemia drug than non-profit centers in 2008, says a new stud...