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Four dead, 65 sick in New York City Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
New York’s The Bronx suffers Legionnaires outbreak (Reuters) A deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, a severe type of pneumonia, has now killed four people and sickened 65 in the Bronx section of...
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Body-building supplement overuse signals new male eating disorder
A man competes at the Muscle Beach Independence Day bodybuilding contest on Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California, July 4, 2013. REUTERS/LUCY NICHOLSON Low-self esteem, poor body image and a...
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Tattooing may be ancient, but safety questions remain
A man with tattoos on his body and his eyes is pictured during the third International Tattoo Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 20, 2013. REUTERS/NACHO DOCE (Reuters Health) — Tattoo health and safety...
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Thousands of Ebola survivors face severe pain, possible blindness
The Ebola virus treatment center where four people are currently being treated is seen in Paynesville, Liberia, July 16, 2015. REUTERS/JAMES GIAHYUE Thousands of West Africans who were infected with...
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Depressed adolescents face increased heart disease risk
FILE PHOTO: Reuters/Mike Blake (Reuters Health) – Adolescents with major depression or bipolar disease face an increased risk of early heart disease and may need early intervention to prevent it,...
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Music boosts recovery from surgery, reduces pain
FILE PHOTO: A man listens to Beats brand headphones on a street in New York, May 29, 2014.REUTERS/EDUARDO MUNOZ Listening to music before, during and after surgery reduces patients’ pain, eases anxiety...
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Women who work or lift a lot may struggle to get pregnant
Female workers takes a break on a fishing boat at the port of Rajin, in North Korean Special Economic Zone of Rason City, northeast of Pyongyang September 2, 2011. (Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters)...
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White House program to aim at combating rise in heroin deaths
A heroin addict smokes heroin in Lamu November 21, 2014. REUTERS/GORAN TOMASEVIC With a rise nationally in fatal heroin overdoses, the White House on Monday will announce a plan pairing law enforcement...
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FDA approves use of opioid painkiller in 11-16 year olds
A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland August 14, 2012. REUTERS/JASON REED The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of...
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Sierra Leone lifts last major Ebola quarantine as cases recede
A health worker wearing protective gear stands outside a quarantine zone in a Red Cross facility in the town of Koidu, Kono district in Eastern Sierra Leone December 18, 2014. REUTERS/BAZ RATNER...
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Early life adversity and later depression for teens
Depression photo (REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao) (Reuters Health) – Tough experiences before age six, like family instability or abuse, are tied to changes in brain structure and to a higher risk of anxiety or...
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Autistic traits linked to creative problem-solving
People watch the skyline of Manhattan from Hoboken, New Jersey, while the Empire State Building is seen lit up in blue to mark World Autism Day in New York, April 2, 2014. REUTERS/EDUARDO MUNOZ...
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Regulations may make kids’ fast food meals healthier
A boy poses with a chicken burger at a fast food outlet in Taipei January 29, 2010. REUTERS/NICKY LOH (Reuters Health) – Regulating fast food kids’ meals that include toys may end up making the meals...
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Could mobile devices raise skin cancer risk?
A woman crosses a street while using a mobile phone in Bern March 4, 2011. REUTERS/MICHAEL BUHOLZER (Reuters Health) – Devices like tablets, smartphones and laptops can reflect ultraviolet light from...
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Restless nights? Smart devices may help ease you through the twilight hours
Children play as a man takes a nap at a viewing gallery at Changi Airport in Singapore May 17, 2013.REUTERS/EDGAR SU Insomniacs, light sleepers and others who blink bleary eyes every morning could be...
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Pangamba sa ebola virus sa bansa, pinawi ng Malakanyang
FILE PHOTO: Presidential Communication Secretary Herminio ‘Sonny’ Coloma Jr. (UNTV News) MANILA, Philippines — Pinawi ng Malakanyang ang pangamba ng publiko sa naiulat na pagpasok ng ebola virus sa...
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Kale or steak? Change in diet key to U.N. plan to end hunger by 2030
Kale grows on the Chino family farm in Rancho Santa Fe, California March 7, 2013.REUTERS/MIKE BLAKE ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Later this month, world leaders are set to endorse a U.N. goal to...
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Mediterranean diet plus olive oil may reduce breast cancer risk
Food is seen on a table at a restaurant at the port of El Masnou, near Barcelona May 16, 2008.REUTERS/ALBERT GEA (Reuters Health) – Over time, eating a Mediterranean-style diet that emphasizes fish,...
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McDonald’s investor wants it to cut antibiotics in all meats
The McDonald’s ‘golden arches’ are displayed in a restaurant in New York July 23, 2015. REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID A McDonald’s Corp shareholder group is renewing its call for the fast-food chain to stop...
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To eat less, consider smaller plates and packages
A steak and fried shrimp combo plate is served to a customer at Norms Diner on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles, California May 20, 2015.REUTERS/PATRICK T. FALLON (Reuters Health) – Adults consume...
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