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| Mysterious polio-like illnesses reported in some California children A small number of children in California have come down with polio-like illnesses since 2012 -- suffering paralysis in one or more limbs and other symptoms -- and physicians and public health officials do not yet know why. A virus may play a role, said Dr.
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Drugstore Clinics Aren't Best for Sick Kids, Doctors Say Taking a sick kid to a drugstore health clinic might be easier — and even cheaper — than going to the doctor's office, but an influential pediatricians group is warning parents that such sites don't provide the regular, high-quality care that children need.
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Pediatrics Group Balks at Rise of Retail Health Clinics A customer fills out a health-information form at a Walgreen's health clinic in Illinois last September. Getty Images. Retail health clinics that are popping up in drugstores and other outlets shouldn't be used for children's primary-care needs, the American ...
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Hospital of last resort in Pakistan faces closure RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Mohammed Aqeel spent weeks at home in Pakistan waiting for death after suffering a debilitating spinal cord injury in a car crash before friends suggested he come to St. Joseph's Hospice on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad.
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Stem cells successfully transformed into liver cells WASHINGTON: In a breakthrough, scientists have discovered a novel way to transform skin cells into mature, fully functioning liver cells that can flourish on their own. The results offer new hope for millions of people suffering from, or at risk of developing, liver ...
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Oregon vaccination rate may increase as result of new law, health officials say This 2009 file photo shows nursing student Tiffany Stacy administering a shot to Anton Sheperd, 4, as his mother, Tiffany Adkins, holds him. The encounter took place during the annual Shots for Tots immuniation clinic in Roseburg. (AP Photo/The ...
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Women dominate health marketplace DAYTON — Since the early days of the Affordable Care Act, insurers and others have worried that a disproportionate number of older, sicker Americans enrolling in the health insurance marketplaces would push up premiums for everyone to cover ...
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Fitbit Force Recalled for Skin Irritations Fitbit A fitness device known as the Fitbit Force is being voluntarily recalled by the Fitbit company because some users have been developing skin irritations after prolonged use of the product. The recall was announced this week by Fitbit CEO and ...
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LI businesses prepare to comply with Affordable Care Act Medium-sized employers this month got another one-year reprieve on a central requirement of the Affordable Care Act. Employers with 50 to 99 full-time workers now have until 2016 to comply with the law's requirement to provide affordable health coverage ...
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Hospital to offer Medicare workshops HUNTINGTON -- Cabell Huntington Hospital Senior Services launches a free workshop series Tuesday, Feb. 25, to bring together Medicare experts with those who are eligible to enroll -- or already enrolled -- in the federal health insurance program.
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Rutgers study questions presence of PCBs in yellow dye The colour yellow isn't one that usually elicits fear. But according to a new unpublished study, potential dangers could be lurking in some of the brightly coloured items found in our homes, such as rubber gloves and notepads. Polychlorinated biphenyls, a ...
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| Teen's Care Spurs Wider Fight Linda and Lou Pelletier of West Hartford, Conn., in their kitchen. The couple is fighting over custody of their daughter, Justina. Julie Bidwell for The Wall Street Journal. When Lou and Linda Pelletier sent their 15-year-old daughter, Justina, to Boston Children's ...
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Heroin use on the rise It's been four months since Julia gave in to the urge to use heroin, which she said makes "all of (her) problems go away" - but only for a while. "Once you try, you can't stop," said the 18-year-old New Jersey native, who currently lives with a family member in a ...
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| Novartis provides second US university with Bexsero(R) to help protect students ... (Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) -- Novartis International AG / Novartis provides second US university with Bexsero(R) to help protect students and staff against potentially deadly meningitis B disease . Processed and transmitted by NASDAQ OMX ...
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Age-21 drinking laws save lives, study confirms PISCATAWAY, NJ – Although some advocates want to lower the legal drinking age from 21, research continues to show that the law saves lives. That's the finding of a new review published in a special supplemental issue to the Journal of Studies on Alcohol ...
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Brain region essential for socializing identified Washington, Feb. 24 (ANI): Researchers have determined that a small region of the hippocampus known as CA2 is essential for social memory, the ability of an animal to recognize another of the same species. A better grasp of the function of CA2 could prove ...
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Frank Bures: Norovirus is dramatic and miserable — but short-lived Norovirus infection mini- and maxi-epidemics often make the news. This is likely because this virus is very contagious and causes very dramatic symptoms. A digestive system affliction, it is characterized by nausea, stomach pains, forceful vomiting, watery ...
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Canadian Meat Packers Announce Recall Of Salami, Ham Shipped To California LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A Canadian firm announced Saturday that they were recalling nearly 9,000 pounds of various meat products. Santa Maria Foods of Rexdale, Ontario said they were recalling the products — much of it salami — because the ...
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Dr. Drew Pinsky: I Am Proud Of My Daughter & Her Battle Against Bulimia ... The New York Post reported this weekend that Dr. Drew Pinsky — the person many Americans turn to for medical advice — has a daughter, Paulina Pinsky, who had a seven-year battle with anorexia and bulimia. On Sunday, he opened up to RumorFix ...
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