Flu Vaccine Prevented 6.6 Million Illnesses Last Season: CDC
THURSDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials would like every American aged 6 months and older to get a flu vaccine, and on Thursday they produced statistics they think should convince...
View ArticleE-Cigarettes: Separating Fiction From Fact
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) — It’s the new year, a time when a smokers’ thoughts often turn to quitting. Some people may use that promise of a fresh start to trade their tobacco cigarettes...
View ArticleA Guide to Smoking-Cessation Options
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) — People who want to quit smoking cigarettes no longer have to suffer through cold-turkey withdrawal. A number of options now exist, and though most have some side...
View ArticleSmoking Tied to Higher Post-Op Medical Costs
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Former and current smokers who undergo surgery face higher health care costs in the year after their procedure than people who never smoked, according to a new...
View ArticleAmericans Living Longer Than Ever: CDC
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Americans are living longer than ever and their life expectancy is increasing every year, federal health officials reported Monday. People born in 2009 can...
View ArticleUninsured Won’t Flock to States With Expanded Medicaid Coverage: Study
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that states that choose to expand eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act shouldn’t expect to draw poor people from other...
View ArticleFatal Car Crashes Involving Pot Use Have Tripled in U.S., Study Finds
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) — The legalization of marijuana is an idea that is gaining momentum in the United States, but there may be a dark side to pot becoming more commonplace, a new...
View ArticleMysterious Polio-Like Illness Strikes Kids in California
SUNDAY, Feb. 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A rare “polio-like syndrome” has caused paralysis in about 20 children from across California, according to a report released Sunday by physicians in the San...
View ArticleFDA Explores ‘3-Person’ Embryo Fertilization
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration hearings opened Tuesday on a controversial fertilization technique that uses the DNA from three people — two women and one...
View ArticleArsenic in Well Water Tied to Less Brain Power in U.S. Study
TUESDAY, April 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to arsenic in well water may lead to lower scores on intelligence tests, according to a study of children in Maine. Arsenic is a natural element that...
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