Heat blamed for spray vaccine's failure against swine flu
Thursday, 16 April 2015, 15:24
Last update: about 10 years ago
The makers of the nasal spray version of the flu vaccine say now they know why it has failed to protect young U.S. children against swine flu - fragile doses got too warm. The AstraZeneca FluMist...
As patients face death,US doctors push straight talk on care
Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 15:21
Last update: about 10 years ago
Dr. Angelo Volandes remembers performing rib-cracking CPR on a frail elderly man dying of lung cancer, a vivid example of an end-of-life dilemma: Because his patient never said if he wanted aggressive...
An apple a day may not keep the doctor away, study says
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 15:18
Last update: about 10 years ago
An apple a day doesn't necessarily keep the doctor away. That's according to proverb-busting research that found daily apple eaters had just as many doctor visits as those who ate fewer or no...
Popular weed killer deemed probable carcinogen by UN
Friday, 10 April 2015, 15:38
Last update: about 10 years ago
One of the world's most popular weed-killers - and the most widely used kind in the U.S. - has been labeled a probable carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The decision...
New pox discovered in Eastern Europe, but not deadly
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 15:38
Last update: about 10 years ago
Health officials have discovered a new germ in Eastern Europe that is related to the dreaded smallpox and monkeypox viruses but so far seems far less threatening. The germ caused two cattle...
Lung cancer now top cancer killer for women in rich nations
Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 15:34
Last update: about 10 years ago
For the first time, lung cancer has passed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths for women in rich countries. The reason is smoking, which peaked years later for women than it did...
Health officials perplexed by vaccination skeptics
Tuesday, 7 April 2015, 15:33
Last update: about 10 years ago
Public health officials in the U.S. are exasperated by their inability to persuade more parents to vaccinate their children, saying they're dealing with a small minority who are misinformed - or...
Ebola takes worst toll on babies, other young kids
Monday, 6 April 2015, 15:32
Last update: about 10 years ago
Ebola has taken its greatest toll on babies. About 90 percent of children under age 1 who caught the virus in West Africa died from it, the first large study of the epidemic's impact on children...
Study calls heart imaging into question for mild chest pain
Saturday, 28 March 2015, 15:27
Last update: about 10 years ago
People checked with a heart CT scan after seeing a doctor for chest pain have no less risk of heart attack, dying or being hospitalized months later than those who take a simple treadmill test or...