Friday, May 17 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:15:06 GMT
Cholesterol, cancer, even infectious diseases: our blood can help doctors detect them all. Now, blood is being used to figure out what's going on inside your head.more>>
Cholesterol, cancer, even infectious diseases: our blood can help doctors detect them all. Now, blood is being used to figure out what's going on inside your head.more>>
Thursday, May 16 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-16 21:15:01 GMT
Millions of Americans suffer from GERD – a chronic digestive disease that happens when stomach acid flows back into your food pipe. A lot of people know the condition causes heartburn, but there's a lot more to it.more>>
Millions of Americans suffer from GERD – a chronic digestive disease that happens when stomach acid flows back into your food pipe. A lot of people know the condition causes heartburn, but there's a lot more to it.more>>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-15 21:15:01 GMT
The average person remembers less than half of what doctors say during their office visits. Now there's a way to remember exactly what your doctor told you.more>>
Good communication between patients and physicians is critical to care, but the average person remembers less than half of what doctors say during their office visits. Now there's a way to remember exactly what your doctor told you.more>>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-14 21:15:08 GMT
If a sharp pain hits your back or side, beware, it could be a warning sign of a kidney stone. Every year one million people in the U.S. are treated for them and there's a lot of misinformation about the masses.more>>
If a sharp pain hits your back or side, beware, it could be a warning sign of a kidney stone. Every year one million people in the U.S. are treated for them and there's a lot of misinformation about the masses.more>>
Monday, May 13 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-13 21:15:02 GMT
They're popping up all over the place. Providing kids and adults wall-to-wall entertainment, but is the trampoline arena trend resulting in simple fun or serious fractures?more>>
They're popping up all over the place. Providing kids and adults wall-to-wall entertainment, but is the trampoline arena trend resulting in simple fun or serious fractures?more>>
Friday, May 10 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-10 21:15:03 GMT
At least 30 million Americans are having trouble hearing. Now, a new type of hearing aid is making it easier for people to get help without everyone knowing it.more>>
At least 30 million Americans are having trouble hearing. Now, a new type of hearing aid is making it easier for people to get help without everyone knowing it.more>>
Thursday, May 9 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-09 21:15:08 GMT
When a nerve is injured, pain, numbness, and loss of sensation are common. Fixing damaged nerves used to mean patients had to sacrifice another nerve from their body, but now there's an easier way.more>>
When a nerve is injured, pain, numbness, and loss of sensation are common. Fixing damaged nerves used to mean patients had to sacrifice another nerve from their body, but now there's an easier way.more>>
Tuesday, May 7 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-07 21:15:08 GMT
Aggressive breast cancer can be hard to beat. Even if women do overcome it, there's a good chance it could come back. Now, doctors believe depleting the body of a well-known metal could be the key to keeping it away.more>>
Aggressive breast cancer can be hard to beat. Even if women do overcome it, there's a good chance it could come back. Now, doctors believe depleting the body of a well-known metal could be the key to keeping it away.more>>
Monday, May 6 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-06 21:15:02 GMT
Low dose CT scans have revolutionized early diagnosis and early treatment, but sometimes it's hard to tell if the abnormalities they detect are really cancer. more>>
Low dose CT scans have revolutionized early diagnosis and early treatment, but sometimes it's hard to tell if the abnormalities they detect are really cancer.more>>
Friday, May 3 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-03 21:15:05 GMT
The first MRI body scan was performed on a human in 1977. Thanks to medical advances, the technology has greatly improved. Now, a new type of MRI could be medicine's next big thing.more>>
The first MRI body scan was performed on a human in 1977. It took almost five hours to produce one image. Thanks to medical advances, the technology has greatly improved. Now, a new type of MRI could be medicine's next big thing.more>>
Young children are at high risk for accidentally strangling themselves with window blind cords and parents need to be aware of this threat, doctors report.more>>
Young children are at high risk for accidentally strangling themselves with window blind cords and parents need to be aware of this threat, doctors report.more>>
Physical therapy is comparable to surgery in improving movement and reducing pain for some patients with knee arthritis and torn knee cartilage, new research finds.more>>
Physical therapy is comparable to surgery in improving movement and reducing pain for some patients with knee arthritis and torn knee cartilage, new research finds.more>>
Although most people get a total hip or knee replacement to decrease pain and move around more easily, a team of orthopedic surgeons has discovered an unexpected benefit: people enjoy sex more after surgery.more>>
Although most people get a total hip or knee replacement to decrease pain and move around more easily, a team of orthopedic surgeons has discovered an unexpected benefit: people enjoy sex more after surgery.more>>
Any athlete who suffers a suspected concussion should be withdrawn from play and stay on the sidelines until a qualified health care professional determines that all symptoms have subsided.more>>
Any athlete who suffers a suspected concussion should be withdrawn from play and stay on the sidelines until a qualified health care professional determines that all symptoms have subsided.more>>
Football has been blamed for a growing number of injuries among young players in the past decade, but a new study finds that football is an exception.more>>
Football has been blamed for a growing number of injuries among young players in the past decade, but a new study finds that football is an exception, and injuries from most other popular sports have dropped in children.more>>
Older adults who get steroid injections for degeneration in their lower spine may fare worse than people who skip the treatment, a small study suggests.more>>
Older adults who get steroid injections for degeneration in their lower spine may fare worse than people who skip the treatment, a small study suggests.more>>
The massive winter storm battering the northeastern United States means that many people will be using snowblowers to clear snow from their driveways and sidewalks.more>>
The massive winter storm battering the northeastern United States means that many people will be using snowblowers to clear snow from their driveways and sidewalks.more>>
New Mexico has the highest rate of injury-related deaths in the United States, while New Jersey has the lowest rate, according to a new report.more>>
New Mexico has the highest rate of injury-related deaths in the United States, while New Jersey has the lowest rate, according to a new report.more>>
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