Health & Safety

'Smile Stealers' Recalls A Time When Dentists Routinely Reached For The Pliers

1:22pm May 23, 2017

Medical historian Richard Barnett traces the history of dentistry in his new book. He says that prior to the 18th century, the profession was often practiced by charlatans with "big muscles."

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The GOP health care bill could affect some insurance coverage people get through their employers.

GOP Bill Could Undercut Some Coverage In Job-Based Insurance

1:01pm May 23, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

If states opted to change so-called essential health benefits, as the current health care bill allows, out-of-pocket spending limits and caps on coverage in large group insurance plans could weaken.

A depiction of Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria that create a deadly toxin. The preformed toxin can be found in home-canned foods and some retail products, such as canned cheese, chili sauces and oil infused with garlic.

Nacho Cheese Sauce Tainted With Botulism Kills California Man

2:26am May 23, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

An outbreak of botulism caused by nacho cheese sauce from a gas station has hospitalized nine people and killed one man in northern California.

Volunteers distribute free food at the mobile pantry in Hurley, Va. Poverty in the coal-mining region is 29 percent, twice the national average. Unemployment is also high, and younger families are moving out.

In Some Rural Counties, Hunger Is Rising, But Food Donations Aren't

8:42pm May 22, 2017

by Pam Fessler

Pantries in southwest Virginia — where poverty is rampant and coal jobs are vanishing — will take whatever they can get to stock bare shelves. Some also offer help with health care and job training.

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Keyshla Rivera smiles at her newborn son Jesus as registered nurse Christine Weick demonstrates a baby box before her discharge from Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia in 2016. All mothers who deliver at the hospital receive a box, which functions

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Face-To-Face Sleep Education Plus 'Baby Boxes' Reduces Bed Sharing

5:39pm May 22, 2017

by Maureen Pao

The two-pronged approach to promoting safe sleep led to a 25 percent drop in the risky practice of bed sharing with babies in the first eight days of life, a study found. But more research is needed.

Bonding of the daughters and family members was immediate, emotional and powerful.

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That Amazing Moment When 82 Chibok Girls And Families Reunited

4:51pm May 22, 2017

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

On Saturday, jubilant families were reunited with the daughters who'd been held captive by Boko Haram for three years.

The camp at Mungote is one of the largest for internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with over 12,000 residents who fled their homes due to ongoing conflict and violence.

They Outnumber Refugees But Don't Often Make Headlines

3:43pm May 22, 2017

by Marc Silver

The world is riveted by the ongoing refugee crisis. Less so by the ongoing — and much larger — internally displaced persons crisis.

Heading someplace where you could get traveler's diarrhea? Try packing some prophylactic pills containing bismuth subsalicylate, such as Pepto Bismol.

Tips For Staying Healthy When Traveling Abroad

3:03pm May 22, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Two travel tips are often overlooked by clinicians, and can be especially helpful when people are headed to places with less-than-ideal plumbing and sewage systems.

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If Raw Fruits Or Veggies Give You A Tingly Mouth, It's A Real Syndrome

1:06pm May 22, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

Pollen allergies can trigger reactions to fruits and vegetables. The condition — known as oral allergy syndrome — can come on suddenly and often goes undiagnosed.

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The federal CHIP program funds health care for almost 9 million children.

As GOP Tarries On Health Bill, Funding For Children's Health Languishes

5:00am May 22, 2017

by Julie Rovner

The delay in coming up with a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act is making it hard for Congress to reauthorize funding for health care for 9 million children through the popular CHIP program.