Growing older with grace can be a challenge
If you are a senior who still browses through bookstores, you may be in for an unpleasant... More
- By KENT MILLER Scripps Howard News Service
Health
To ease delirium, hospitals get in touch with patients
By MAURA LERNER Minneapolis Star Tribune Paula Duncan saw how quickly it could happen with her... More
A quiz on summertime health hazards
By VIRGINIA LINN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ready for summer? How much do you really know about the... More
Latin America is a hot spot for American retirees
PANAMA CITY (AP) -- With its miles of beaches, lush rainforests and welcoming colonial towns,... More
- JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press
Family caregivers often lack vital training
SAN DIEGO (SHNS)-- Nearly half of the 42 million Americans who look after aging family members... More
Gene flaws common in blacks with breast cancer
CHICAGO (AP) -- Gene flaws that raise the risk of breast cancer are surprisingly common in black... More
- MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
NEW YORK (AP) -- The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly... More
- MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube
In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway... More
- MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device
WASHINGTON (AP) -- New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a... More
- LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
Measles surges in UK years after flawed research
LONDON (AP) -- More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least... More
- MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer
St. Jude gene research discovery gives hope to kids with brain tumors
By Tom Charlier Commercial Appeal Gaige Atwater fidgets and slumbers in a stroller much... More
- By TOM CHARLIER
Tiny preemies receive boost from live music therapy
CHICAGO (AP) -- As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin... More
- LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer
Distractions can increase surgeons' potential for mistakes
Just how much attention your surgeon pays to tasks in the operating room can be affected by a... More
- By LEE BOWMAN
Study questions if bed rest prevents prematurity
WASHINGTON (AP) -- New research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled... More
- LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy: Q&A
Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie announced on Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy... More
- MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer
2 new diseases could both spark global outbreaks
LONDON (AP) -- Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the... More
- MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer
Women have new options for breast cancer surgery
CHICAGO (AP) -- Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery. For years the choice was... More
- MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
Study: Cholesterol progress stalled in recession
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Years of progress fighting cholesterol might have stalled with the recession,... More
Gene test may help guide prostate cancer treatment
A new genetic test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help tens of thousands of... More
- MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed... More
- MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
CDC app lets you solve disease outbreaks at home
ATLANTA (AP) -- You may not be a disease detective, but now you can play one at home. The... More
- MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
School nurses have new roles and responsibilities
(MS) -- While school nurses are nothing new -- they have been playing important roles in school... More
Nursing trends show a profession in transition
(MS) -- The health care industry is changing rapidly, and nurses, the largest group of health... More
Nurses save runner at Mount Clemens race
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) -- Two sisters who are registered nurses were at the right place at the... More
- GORDON WILCZYNSKI The Macomb Daily (Mount Clemens)
More men seeking nursing careers
(MS) -- Male nurses haven't always been such a minority. Although men comprise only about 6... More
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