Tag: health & medicine
One man's sperm bank donations spawn more than 70 kids
Children of the 33 year-old sperm donor from Boston are concerned that they could unknowingly have relations with their brother or sister. ...
Cantaloupes contaminated with listeria cause 16 deaths
Listeria outbreak the country's deadliest of food related illness in more than a decade -- as many as 72 people have fallen ill and 16 have died....
Natural gas boom may be making people sick
Residents around new natural gas pumps and rigs have been forced to abandon their homes, as health concerns around natural gas grow. ...
Drug shortages raise health care costs, endanger patients
Hospitals around the country are experiencing serious shortages of drugs -- those used for chemotherapy, infections and pain management are in short supply....
How to fight bed bugs without using poisonous chemicals
People desperate to get rid of bed bugs are making themselves sick by using harsh chemicals and exposing themselves to insecticide poisoning....
Global mental health issues woefully overlooked
The United Nations has made it a goal to improve maternal and child health, but mental health issues around the world remain woefully overlooked....
Cash offered for proof that Bachmann's HPV claim is true
Two bioethics professors are offering to pay more than $10,000 for medical records that prove the HPV story told by Michele Bachmann is true....
Factory farms may be breeding drug-resistant bacteria
Overuse of antibiotics on animals is leading to fears that factory farms are creating drug-resistant pathogens, like the staph infection, MRSA....
Laughter can act like painkiller, according to new study
A new study from Oxford University found that test subjects who laughed were able to withstand nearly 10 percent more pain that other those who didn't....
WIFI causes headaches, chronic pain for some
A range of symptoms that sufferers of electromagnetic hypersensitivity feel include acute headaches, skin irritation and chronic pain. ...
