A group of bacteria called Shigella is responsible for 500,000 cases of diarrhea in the US every year. Now a new report says a multi-drug resistant strain of the bug is entering the country in infected travelers and causing a … Read More »
Cancer is what happens when abnormal cells grow in an uncontrolled way. Not all cell abnormalities are tied to or lead to cancer, and scientists are constantly trying to discover which do and which do not. Now, in a new … Read More »
Jupiterimages via Getty Images When I was in high school, I experienced my first real heartbreak. I was in the lowest of moods and moped around the house like a modern-day Eeyore. Everyone left me alone to “grieve” in peace … Read More »
Journalists gather around a stele, carved in French, German, Spanish and English, in memory of the victims of the Germanwings Airbus A320 crash, in the small village of Le Vernet, French Alps, on March 27, 2015, near the site where … Read More »
A very happy, natural image of a girl and her pet sharing a treat together. | Sharon Vos-Arnold via Getty Images They say laughter is the best medicine, but new research suggests it could also make people more likely to … Read More »
ICELAND – MAY 05: Farm with horses grazing, Kirkjubaejarklaustur, Vestur-Skaftafell, Iceland. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) | DEA / S. VANNINI via Getty Images ICYMI Health features what we’re reading this week. During this last week in March, we were captivated … Read More »
When newborns and young infants develop possible severe bacterial infections, the recommended treatment is hospitalization and a course of injectable antibiotics. However, the results of three large trials suggest that simplified antibiotics regimens delivered outside of a hospital setting can … Read More »
New findings by HIV specialists and network security experts at the University College London, UK suggest that the method that HIV spreads through the body mimics that of how computer worms spread to infect multiple computers and that ultimately HIV … Read More »
Studies show meditation can alleviate stress and reduce anxiety, but some people just can’t get their minds to stop racing. This is especially true for Mark Sisson, author of The Primal Blueprint and blogger at Mark’s Daily Apple. As a … Read More »
Daly and Newton via Getty Images It might not feel like spring quite yet in some parts of the country, but as warmer weather approaches, blooming flowers and endless loads of allergy-inducing pollen will be here in the blink of … Read More »