Health

Doctors ignore advice on sore throats, bronchitis

The results are in two analyses of national health surveys from the late 1990s to 2010, representing more than 2…

October 20, 2013

Portly Taft ushered in modern obesity care

President and later Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft also made headlines for his weight, which sometimes exceeded 300…

October 20, 2013

Literary fiction can encourage empathy

New research out this month finds that reading literary fiction, instead of popular or commercial fiction, better equips people to…

Dishes promote healthy eating

‘Wildcat Plate’ at UNH provides dietary advice

C-section not necessary for most twin births

Most moms can safely give birth without cesarean-section surgery, according to a study published in The New England Journal of…

Ethical issues arise on the genetic frontier

Scientists peek into baby genes to predict risks

World’s aging population poised to stress nations

says demographic overwhelming social safety net

Internet promotes eating disorders

Unrealistic body imagery such as ‘thigh gap’ spreads

Poop capsules can treat serious intestinal ailment

antibiotics failed, these worked

Caregivers need attention, too

Burnout, fatigue can take a toll, Durangoans say

Environmental chemicals are pregnancy risk

The report urges doctors to push for stricter environmental policies to better identify and reduce exposure to chemicals that prove…

Walk-in flu vaccinations to start

Department to begin program

McDonald’s to offer healthier food choices

Bread, Chipotle enticing millennials

Faces: Super recognizers never forget them

Ability for facial recognition sets them apart

The after-birth boost

Placenta supplements support postpartum health

September 28, 2013

Obese cancer patients often being shorted on chemo doses

Doctors gave Tracy Smith full chemo doses based on her weight, which at 285 pounds classified her as obese. Three…

Helping seniors age in place

Project makes functional renovations to keep elderly home

More germs resist drugs

Bacteria immune to drugs kill 23,000 a year, sicken 2 million

1 out of 10 teenagers binge drink

A worrisome rate holds steady for high school seniors in U.S.

Bill Gates, wife win prestigious Lasker Award

Microsoft Corp. founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates, attend to a child as they met with…

Study: Early signs of MS may be found in the spinal fluid

The study released last week was small and must be verified by additional research. But if it pans out, the…

Measles tally worst in 15 years

Before a vaccine became available about 50 years ago, nearly all children got measles by their 15th birthday. In those…

Cancer-care crisis looms in U.S.

Dr. Patricia Ganz of the University of California, Los Angeles, says, “The patient can’t be passive. It’s an important partnership…