Breast Milk and Necrotizing EnterocolitisEsther Entin, M.D.
A breast milk appears to protect against a serious gastrointestinal problem facing babies.
Read more >Charlotte LoBuono
TMAO, a substance found in abundance in the guts of meat eaters, has artery-clogging effects. But is meat the problem?
Read more >Beth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN
Companies seeking to cut healthcare costs might want to consider offering financial incentives for weight loss.
Read more >Neil Wagner
There were 27 cases of dengue in 2009. Genetic modification may stop mosquitoes' transmission of this deadly virus. What else will it do?
Read more >Charlotte LoBuono
Successful public health campaigns are models for how to make guns safer and reduce their allure.
Read more >Leslie Carr
New years are for fresh starts and self improvement. Here are some findings to take with you into 2013.
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
The AAP says girls need to know emergency contraception is an option when birth control fails.
Read more >>Nicole A. Shonka, M.D.
Chemotherapies for glioblastomas aim to prevent tumor cell growth or promote cell death.
Read more >Jessie Hill, J.D.
Can a child or teen seek medical treatment without parental consent? Maybe. It pays to know the issues.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Meditation increases the size of brain areas associated with memory and reduces our vulnerability to stress.
Read more >Neil Wagner
For most men the risks connected with PSA tests for prostate cancer outweigh the benefits.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
It's hard to know what to believe when it comes to alternative medical practices.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Disease clusters were made famous by Erin Brockovich, but they are harder to pinpoint than you might think.
Read more >Susan H. Scher, MD
Pap tests save lives, but new guidelines urge women to be tested less often. It's safer.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Don't confuse real health science with sound-bytes, or healthy lifestyles with a health obsession.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
A score of 64 out of 100 is not a good grade. It's also not good healthcare.
Read more >Robert J. Pignolo, M.D., Ph.D.
When skin is under unrelieved pressure, it breaks down and ulcers occur. Prevention is key.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Some of the connections between genes and disease that we accept as fact may not be so strong after all.
Read more >Neil Wagner
Are the full-body scanners at the airport safe? Well, it all depends.
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
A study of children two and under shows just how much being poor restricts kids' genetic potential.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Planning for a healthier 2011? We pull together some of the top health news stories of this past year.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
CT scans can detect lung cancer early and save lives, but there are risks and costs to be weighed.
Read more >Neil Wagner
CT scans are a boon to diagnosis, but some may expose patients to way too much radiation.
Read more >Robert J. Pignolo, M.D., Ph.D.
Who are the oldest old – those 100 years of age and older? And what can these centenarians tell us about aging?
Read more >Neil Wagner
Health insurance executives are paid millions to ensure stock prices stay high. Patient care is not a concern.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Retractions don't happen often in science, but they are part of the process. Changing the public's perceptions is another matter.
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
Warnings about the effects of prescription drugs on children are often not reported accurately...
Read more >Neil Wagner
CT scans have benefits, but they also have some very real cancer risks.
Read more >Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D.
Americans' health care costs more than anywhere else in the world. Why?
Read more >Leslie Carr and Tom Gilbert
Becoming an informed consumer of health information is as important to your health as any exercise, drug or health plan.
Read more >Tom Gilbert
It is important to know if the information you are gathering on the Web is from a credible source.
Read more >Keith F. Woeltje, M.D., Ph.D.
Influenza and Pandemic Influenza: A PrimerWalter A. Orenstein, M.D.
Consumer-Driven Health Care: Ethical and Legal Pitfalls
With health care costs continuing to grow at a much higher rate than inflation, some policy makers have seized upon yet another technique they hope will restrain spending — "consumer-driven health care" in the form of "health savings accounts.
Read more >Morton M. Silverman, M.D.
Public Health and Bioterrorism: Learning the Lessons of the Anthrax AttacksRichard E. Dixon, M.D., and David J. Sencer, M.D., M.P.H.
Burns: From Treatment to PreventionMartin J. Carey, M.D.
Water heaters should be set below 120oF (49oC) to avoid scald injuries.
Read more >Eli A. Friedman, M.D.
If your doctor says your blood pressure is "a little high," you should betreated with anti-hypertensive drugs.
Read more >Martin J. Carey, M.D.
For most of us, bioterrorism seems out there with alien invaders as something likely to occur on television but not in real life.
Read more >James R. Lupski, M.D., Ph.D.
A mutation can be caused by a change in a whole chromosome or involve just one base pair of a specific gene.
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