Hospital fined for wrong-side surgery
2007-11-27 13:58:19
Rhode Island Hospital was fined $50,000 and reprimanded by the state Department of Health Monday after its third instance this year of a doctor performing brain surgery in the wrong side of a patient's head.
Little milk, exercise hurt kids' bones
2007-11-27 11:16:48
Too little milk, sunshine and exercise: It's an anti-bone trifecta. And for some kids, shockingly, it's leading to rickets, the soft-bone scourge of the 19th century.
Starches raise diabetes risk in blacks, Chinese
2007-11-27 11:21:41
Starchy foods such as white rice and bread raise the likelihood of diabetes for both black and Chinese women, but adding some whole-grain foods may reverse the risk, researchers reported on Monday.
Ozone may have greater impact on heavier people
2007-11-27 10:16:05
A new study released Monday provides the first evidence that people with higher body mass index (BMI) may have a greater response to ozone than leaner people.
Washington has severe HIV epidemic
2007-11-27 09:52:34
Washington, D.C., has the highest rate of AIDS in the United States, and more babies are born with the AIDS virus in Washington than in other US cities, according to a report released on Monday.
Clinton would boost autism funding
2007-11-25 14:40:46
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday pledged to help autistic families by boosting funding for research and education to $700 million a year.
Japan to promote study on nonembryonic stem cells
2007-11-24 11:13:00
The Japanese government will spend 7 billion yen over the next five years to boost study on nonembryonic stem cells, following a breakthrough by local scientists earlier this week.
Most overweight people don't aim for slim
2007-11-24 11:05:29
Most overweight people want to trim down but aren't looking to shed enough pounds to put them in a healthy weight range, according to a new study.
Study: Antidepressant may lengthen life
2007-11-23 19:35:39
An antidepressant may help worms live longer by tricking the brain into thinking the body is starving, US researchers reported on Wednesday.
Active parents raise active kids - study
2007-11-23 15:07:50
Active parents can, by their example, encourage their children to be physically active, but the effect is less than widely thought.
Eating more fish may improve seniors' memory
2007-11-23 10:17:27
Misplaced your keys? Can't place that face? Study findings suggest that you may be able to lessen the frequency of these "senior moments' simply by eating more fish.
Babies can tell good from bad
2007-11-23 07:03:51
Babies as young as six months can distinguish between good and bad, according to a study in which babies observed characters being helpful or unhelpful.