Health

A type of bacteria that’s resistant to many widely used antibiotics is unusually common among people in Houston, new research reveals....Read More

A new study by the German Research Center for Environmental Health has found that immunotherapy against bee stings may be incomplete in some cases....Read More

A study by the National Institutes of Health has found people living in racially segregated neighborhoods are at a higher risk of high blood pressure....Read More

The World Health Organization reports more than 3,000 adolescents die every day, roughly 1.2 million annually, from preventable causes throughout the world....Read More

Male shift workers listen up: Two new studies link sleep disorders common in these men to urinary problems and erectile dysfunction....Read More

Hundreds of thousands of strokes might be prevented in the U.S. each year if more people with atrial fibrillation took blood-thinning drugs, a new study says....Read More

Although many people think “vaping” is safer than smoking, research links both e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes to an increased risk for bladder cancer....Read More

Fewer U.S. babies are dying from SIDS, but certain minorities remain at greater risk, a new study finds....Read More

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center found the brain’s mu opioid receptors are responsible for the depression-relieving effects of tianeptine....Read More

If a woman’s sex drive has waned to the point where she’s distressed about it, the “female Viagra” may help, a review of several studies suggests....Read More