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Hate germs? Better read a different article...

Image of More than half of all nurses and doctors may carry germs on their uniforms.

A recent study has found germs in one place you'd least expect them: In the clothes of the very people trying to make you well. A study of ... continue reading

Bad news for moms to be

Image of U.S. infant mortality has improved, but slowly. The U.S. is now tied with Qatar.

Disturbing news for mothers to be in the U.S.. American-born babies have a greater risk of death in their first month than babies in 40 ... continue reading

Hair, good for avoiding dates, exercise

Image of Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin is urging women to stop using their hair as an excuse to avoid exercise.

Hair has been used as an excuse to avoid bad dates, but it's also been used to avoid exercise, according to Surgeon General, Dr. Regna ... continue reading

Americans: A bit too jolly and obese for the British

Image of Too jolly for the British: Half of all Americans will be obese by 2030.

The British have another criticism of the United States. We're getting too fat. In fact, according to a study published in the British ... continue reading

SPOTLIGHT: Catholic hospital religious - a thing of the past?

Image of Sister Mary Jean Ryan of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary, is the last nun to serve as CEO of a Catholic hospital in the United States. She retired on August 1st.

It's a sign of the times. Sister Mary Jean Ryan, one of the last CEO's in the church from a religious community, has retired from her ... continue reading

Worried about aging? Get used to it.

Image of There is no modern fountain of youth, and people who pay to seek it just walk away poorer, and older.

Famed Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce De Leon travelled what is today the southeastern United States, in a destructive, and ultimately futile ... continue reading

BREAKTHROUGH ALS discovery announced.

Image of The disease that claimed the life of baseball legend Lou Gehrig maybe closer to a cure after researchers at Northwestern's University announced their most recent discovery.

Researchers at Northwestern University report they have found the underlying cause of all the varied forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ... continue reading

Dogs detect cancer in humans

Image of A European study proves dogs can detect cancer in patients regardless of stage.

There's another reason why dogs can be considered man's best friend. They can detect cancer. This is according to a report in the European ... continue reading

Study: Why YOUR medications could cost 4,500 percent more

Image of Drug shortages can occur without warning leaving pharmacists and patients too make potentially deadly choices.

Medication in the US is expensive with pharmacists paying tens of dollars per pill on a routine basis. That cost is passed to the patient ... continue reading

Depressed? Don't read this article.

Image of Harvard researchers have found that women who take antidepressants are also at greater risk of a stroke.

Women who take anti-depressants have a new reason to be depressed: They could have a stroke. In a study by Harvard researchers published in ... continue reading

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