Articles filed under Health
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More parents say no to vaccines, endangering kidsMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - More parents are opting not to have children vaccinated with all the shots health officials recommend, endangering their kids and fostering disease outbreaks, a study sa...
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Research suggests children can recover from autismMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - A small but provocative study suggests that at least 10 percent of children with autism overcome the disorder by age 9 -- most of them after undergoing years of intensiv...
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Order wine, not beer, if you want to live longerMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Half a glass of wine a day may add five years to your life, a new study suggests. Drink beer, and you'll live only 2½ years longer. Dutch researchers followed 1,373 men ...
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New tool may better detect preemie eye diseaseMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Dr. Thomas Lee painstakingly scrapes away spiderweb-like tentacles deep inside a premature baby's eye, scar tissue that is pulling apart the infant's retina. "It's like ...
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Hijacked! How unhealthy foods take over your brainMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Food hijacked Dr. David Kessler's brain. Not apples or carrots. The scientist who once led the government's attack on addictive cigarettes can't wander through part of S...
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Your HealthMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Armed against germs It didn't take long for enterprising entrepreneurs to capitalize on the swine flu. The Germy Wormy is like a handkerchief that kids wear on their arm...
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A new wrinkle for Botox users: Stronger warningsMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Allergan Inc. was ordered by U.S. regulators to strengthen precautions on its wrinkle smoother Botox, hours after the first major competition to the treatment was approv...
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Scientists find genes that could raise stroke riskMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Two gene variants newly linked to stroke may increase by about 30 percent a person's risk for the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., according to a study of about...
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Hands off: Area agencies issue edicts on swine fluApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Everyone from President Obama on down agrees for the need to wash hands and cover coughs and sneezes to prevent the spread of swine flu, but area residents weighed more ...
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At least 42 swine flu cases in Illinois, most of them in suburbsApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The number of probable swine flu cases in Illinois increased dramatically Thursday, going from eight to at least 42, with most of the cases in the suburbs. State officia...