WASHINGTON–Infections may play a bigger role in premature birth than doctors have thought, says a new study that found almost one in seven women in preterm labor harbored bacteria or fungi in their amniotic fluid.
LONDON–Transplanting faces may seem like science fiction, but doctors say the experimental surgeries could one day become routine. Two of the world’s three teams that have done partial face transplants reported Friday that their techniques wer
WASHINGTON–The number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. The poverty rate held steady at 12.5 percent, no
WASHINGTON–Roll back the clock to 1961: John F. Kennedy was inaugurated president. The Peace Corps was founded. The Dow Jones industrials hit 734. Gasoline reached 31 cents a gallon. And the number of people killed in U.S. traffic accidents that yea
WASHINGTON-Imagine Superman promoting fresh fruits and vegetables instead of a cereal. Children are confronted with such a barrage of advertising for food and drink–much of it unhealthy–that the entertainment industry should take steps to tie
WASHINGTON–More than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hotline in its first year, and 1,221 suicides have been averted, the government says. According to a recent RAND Corp. study, roughly one in five soldiers returning from Ir
WASHINGTON–Investing just $10 per person–roughly the price of a six-pack of beer and some chips–could greatly fuel community programs that get couch potatoes moving, prevent smoking and improve nutrition, researchers say.
The 1918 flu pandemic, Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Midwestern floods last month that saturated downstate Illinois, Iowa and its surrounding areas are all disasters that affected thousands. Relief is rushed to residents by local, state and government
Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.
Flooding, heavy rains and summer heat have produced a bumper crop of pesky mosquitoes, particularly in the waterlogged Midwest. Here’s how experts recommend avoiding the bugs and treating their bites
