Sat, May 19, 2012
Georgia woman with flesh-eating disease in "critical" condition
(Reuters) - A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacterial infection was in critical condition at Augusta Hospital on Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Antibiotics prevent UTIs better than probiotics
By Andrew M. Seaman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Antibiotics are still better than probiotics at preventing urinary tract infections, but at least "good bacteria ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Health secretary urges contraception compromise
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top health official on Friday took the debate over whether healthcare coverage should include contraceptives ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
All baby boomers should get hepatitis C test -CDC
(Reuters) - All baby boomers should be tested at least once for the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus, according to proposed guidelines from U.S. health ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
California teens eat fewer calories in school
By Kerry Grens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High school kids in California, a state that limits the junk food sold in vending machines, eat ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Fish oil shows little effect on Tourette's tics
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some parents swear by fish oil as a treatment for the "tics" caused by Tourette's disorder ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Exclusive: Drugmakers weigh emergency supply plan for Greece
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - International drugmakers are working with European authorities on emergency plans to keep medicines flowing into Greece if the country ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
GSK melanoma drug shows promise in early trial
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental cancer drug developed by Britain's GlaxoSmithKline may add vital months to the lives of melanoma patients ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Sex, age may affect athletes' concussion recovery
(Reuters) - Female and high school athletes may need more time to recover from a concussion than their male or college counterparts, according to a ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
New York judge with cancer makes case for marijuana
By Jessica Dye
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A cancer-stricken judge in New York has become an unlikely voice in support of legalizing the use of ...
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