Surgical “never events” — such as leaving a sponge in a patient — cost healthcare professionals a minimum of $1.3 billion in malpractice payouts from 1990 to 2010, researchers found.
In an analysis of such surgical …

Ovarian cancer is one of the most deadly diseases out there. It is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among U.S. women — an astounding 14,000 out of 23,000 diagnosed each year, die. Ovarian …

Elevated levels of proinflammatory C-reactive protein (CRP) had significant associations with psychological stress and depression, a large population-based study showed.
The odds for antidepressant use, antidepressant prescriptions, and hospitalization with depression increased by more than twofold …

Consumers are dying today in part because they continue to eat dead foods that are killed in the microwave. They take a perfectly healthy piece of raw food, loaded with vitamins and natural medicines, then …

According to Health Central expert Eileen Bailey, getting an accurate ADD/ADHD diagnosis can be difficult at any time, but the fact that the disorder shares symptoms with other health conditions can make it even harder.
Autism/Aspergers Syndrome
People …

What’s more trendy than Ritalin, Celebrex, and Zoloft? In our Big Pharma culture where pharmaceutical drugs are not just the norm but fully embraced as badges to display to the public, Mary Kate and Ashley …

New research shows that male pedestrians who are struck by cars are more than twice as likely to die from their injuries as their female counterparts. That’s after controlling for age and taking into account …

While oil spills can cause severe environmental damage to the organisms living in the affected waters, the consequences of using oil dispersants to rectify the spill can make the situation even worse, according to a …

Liza Long
In the wake of another horrific national tragedy, it’s easy to talk about guns. But it’s time to talk about mental illness.
Three days before 20-year-old Adam Lanza killed his mother, then opened fire on …

 
 
 
 
Victoria Soto, a first grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary, will be remembered as a brave woman and hero as she shielded her class with her own body during the shooting.
According to News Times, Victoria Soto …