The money spent on healthcare that could be saved by getting more women to breastfeed their babies may be enormous. Promoting and supporting breastfeeding would also give both mothers and babies significant health benefits.
Ketamine, a sedative and anesthetic , is also known as a dangerous, illegal party drug. But in several clinics in the United States, ketamine is being used to treat depression in people who have not been helped by other treatments.
Check out social media statistics: websites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are dominated by teens and young adults. While they are the major users, these websites can also be helpful to the elderly.
Have you attended university and perhaps obtained a degree? Are you about 55 years old and already suffering from memory lapses? There’s a good chance that you’re at a higher risk of developing stroke, according to a new study.
A study conducted in England found that adults who lived in more energy efficient homes were more likely to develop asthma. This risk was doubled for people who lived in houses with a moldy or musty odor.
A 1-year-old boy in upstate New York died after drinking a small amount of liquid nicotine, which is used in e-cigarettes. This is thought to be the first case of an accidental death caused by liquid nicotine, which has become widely available as the popularit…
Oral contraceptive pills are still the most popular form of contraception, but the number of women who are choosing long-acting implants or intrauterine devices (IUDs) is growing.
California is suffering what is being called the worst epidemic of whooping cough in 70 years. Almost 10,000 cases have occurred and one infant has died since January 1. Outbreaks have occurred at schools across the state.
A trial of an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus has been halted temporarily because some volunteers who received it had an adverse reaction. The temporary halt is being referred to as a precautionary measure.
