School Nurses Stock Drug To Reverse Opioid Overdoses
With deaths from heroin and painkillers on the rise, more nurses at high schools and middle schools are prepared to intervene in the event of an overdose on school grounds.
Health & Safety
How To Save Money On Prescription Drugs, Insured Or Not
Believe it or not, it may be cheaper to pay for a prescription yourself rather than using your insurance. And if that fails, there are other places to turn for help getting the best possible deal.
Don't Take A Deep Breath: Outdoor Pollution Kills 3.3 Million A Year
Even the combined deaths from HIV/AIDS and malaria isn't quite as devastating. The culprits are the usual suspects, like cars and industry, but also cookstoves and ... manure?
FDA Orders 4 Cigarette Products Pulled From The Market
The Food and Drug Administration exercised its regulatory power to compel a tobacco company to stop selling cigarettes after the maker failed to show they don't raise new public health issues.
Cognitive Decline May Move Faster In People With Low Vitamin D
Older people with low levels of vitamin D are likely to lose memory and executive function more quickly, a study finds. But it didn't look into whether taking supplements could help.
Medicare Fails To Save Money So Far On Cooperative Care Experiment
Health care practitioners who band together can earn Medicare bonuses by saving money. Most of the groups decline potentially richer deals that include penalties for excessive spending.
Engineers Create A Titanium Rib Cage Worthy Of Wolverine
Doctors say it's the first time a titanium sternum and set of ribs have been made with a 3-D printer. The custom-made device has already been implanted in the chest of a cancer patient in Spain.
Small Changes By Employers Can Raise Workers' Health Costs
As the enrollment window opens for employer-provided health insurance, workers may see changes for wellness programs, dependents' coverage and specialty drugs that could be costly.
Smartphones Bring Happiness And Headaches To Myanmar
There were half a million mobile subscribers five years ago. Now there are 22 million. And so the Burmese are getting a course in the pluses and minuses of technology.
Mediterranean Diet With Extra Olive Oil May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
A study finds that women who ate a Mediterranean diet plus four tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil per day had a significantly lower risk of breast cancer compared with women on a low-fat diet.