More than one in five teen girls who are sexually active say they have used the morning-after emergency contraceptive pill. In 2002, only about one in twelve teen girls who were sexually active used the morning-after pill.
You don’t have to be a super hero like Batman to save lives. You can be one by simply learning how to do CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). According to a new study, there’s a direct correlation between survival of patients after sudden cardiac arrest an…
In legal depositions that he gave years ago, comedian Bill Cosby states that he gave women Quaaludes before he had sexual activity with them. But what are Quaaludes?
Only about 81% of children entering kindergarten in Seattle have been vaccinated for polio. This is lower than the polio vaccination rates of many developing countries according to statistics from the World Health Organization.
Could a simple saliva test detect Alzheimer's disease? Early detection of this disease could be made available using one simple body fluid: saliva. The saliva test was presented by researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada at the 2015 Alzheimer's As…
Hazy, Hot, and Humid. It is not just uncomfortable. A bad heat wave can become a slow-motion weather catastrophe, killing many people, especially elderly and poor people.
Hospitals and healthcare providers often cite medical privacy laws when they are asked for information about patients. But the law is often cited by people to whom it does not apply and for issues to which the law does not extend.
A music festival is using one of Romania’s favorite sons, Dracula, to help boost blood donations in that country. Posters feature the world’s most famous vampire with a blood donation bag.
Today, the rates of depression especially among teenagers are in a constant rise. One of the challenges of psychiatrists is to diagnose these types of conditions. However, researchers from the Northwestern University have developed a new mobile application cal…
A new trend is taking social media by storm, but this one was deemed unhealthy by health experts. Many individuals are posting sunburn art photos in their social media accounts as it was hyped as the new trend among youngsters. However, dermatologists are warn…
The hacking attack put the personal information of as many as 4.5 million people at risk, although there is no evidence that the hackers gathered any of the data.
