No one should face Alzheimer’s or dementia alone. And if you’re caring for a loved one with the disease, you…
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5 tips for families and caregivers of those living with Alzheimer’s
Nurses in safety gear got Ebola, why wouldn’t you?
How come nurses wearing protective gear can catch Ebola from a patient, but health officials keep saying you almost certainly…
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10 ways to boost your odds of getting pregnant
Some women get pregnant effortlessly; others spend months or even years trying to conceive. Why? Experts concede it’s still largely…
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Buying fever grips Peru’s maca trade
Maca, a nutritious and medicinal root cultivated in the Peruvian Andes, is currently the object of a trade fever, in…
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WHO urges stiff regulatory curbs on e-cigarettes
The World Health Organization (WHO) stepped up its war on “Big Tobacco” on Tuesday, calling for stiff regulation of electronic…
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Future of fertility treatment: 7 ways baby-making could change
More than three decades ago, researchers successfully combined sperm and egg in a lab dish to produce the first children…
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Over 100 nails removed from woman’s abdomen
An Indian woman’s family thought she was under the spell of black magic — but it turns out she had…
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Alabama neurosurgeon walks 6 miles in snow storm to perform brain surgery
An Alabama neurosurgeon was at Brookwood Medical Center when he was needed six miles away for emergency brain surgery at…
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Breast Cancer Q&A
The tragic death of Elizabeth Edwards on Tuesday after a long battle with breast cancer reminds us that while treatment…
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Feed ingredient unlikely to spread killer pig virus, experts say
The World Organization for Animal Health said on Wednesday that an animal-feed supplement suspected of spreading a deadly pig virus…
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