Warning Signs That Flu Is Serious
Today, national health officials identified the main warning signs that swine flu has turned serious and patients should seek medical help.
View ArticleFeeling Ageless Under Water
Vexed by arthritis and other health issues, a 59-year-old woman rebuffs her son's suggestion to learn how to scuba dive. But several later she discovered that in the water, nothing hurts.
View ArticleCT Scans Increase Children’s Cancer Risk, Study Finds
Researchers say the small but significant increases in the risk of leukemia and brain cancer do not mean that CT scans should be avoided entirely, but that the test should be performed only when...
View ArticleRecent Spinal Shots May Pose Greatest Meningitis Risk
People given a contaminated drug in the last six weeks may merit extra monitoring, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has issued suggestions for detecting the disease in...
View ArticleHonoring a Spongy Subject of Classroom Experiments
The snack food, with its unique properties, managed even to find a place in the world of science — science in the classroom, at least.
View ArticleAlive With a New, Old Liver
With a failing liver, Jonathan Nuñez underwent a rare transplant in which he kept part of his old organ, which eventually replaced the transplanted one. His success has his doctor wondering why the...
View ArticleThe Dreaded Turning-50 Test
Despite new evidence that colonoscopy is reducing cancer rates, the yuck factor is still high. A new alternative may be a DNA stool test.
View ArticleLook for Cancer, and Find It
Researchers say that mammography can “overdiagnose” breast cancer, meaning that some of the tiny cancers it finds would probably never progress, but tumors are treated anyway.
View ArticleMeasles: Perilous but Preventable
Amid a rare U.S. outbreak, some reminders about the need and safety of vaccinations for all.
View ArticleAsk Well: Measles and Day Care
You asked: Can a vaccinated child bring measles into your home?
View ArticleUnsure You Need a Measles Shot? Get Vaccinated
Unsure whether you have had measles, or the vaccine for it? A blood test might help, but it is cheaper, simpler and faster to just get the shot.
View ArticleAsk Well: Measles vs. German Measles
Readers ask: What's the difference between measles and German measles? Should a man born in 1958 get a measles shot?
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