Half of U.S. Corporations in Study Skewed Climate Science
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 (IPS) – According to a report released by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) here on Wednesday, at least half of the U.S. corporations under review ...
Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) — A new targeted drug therapy may help treat certain advanced cancers in children, a new preliminary study indicates. In some cases, the oral medication ...
Aerobics may ease menopause symptoms: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a small study of Finnish women who had recently entered menopause, those who stuck to an aerobic exercise program for six months were less ...
New Study: Expanding Medicaid Reduces Access to Health Care
Ted Kennedy helped to create the S-CHIP program. Image via Wikipedia Chapin White of the Center for Studying Health System Change has published an important new paper in Health Services ...
Home Environment Affects Asthmatic Kids (HealthDay)
SATURDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) — Children with asthma who live in single-parent homes are 50 percent more likely to return to the hospital for treatment within a year than ...
Study: Infant formula ads reduce breast-feeding
MANILA, Philippines – The World Health Organization stated a study has found that Filipino moms who have been influenced by advertisements or their physicians to use infant formula are two ...
DIY cervical cancer test could save lives: study
LONDON – A do-it-yourself test for cervical cancer could help prevent thousands of cases of the disease in women who do not have simple or regular access to smear tests, ...
Cell Phones Don’t Raise Brain Cancer Risk, Study Says (HealthDay)
THURSDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) — The 5 billion people worldwide who chat away on cell phones shouldn’t worry about an increased risk of brain cancer, new Danish research contends. ...
CDC: 1 in 25 adolescents take drugs for depression
ATLANTA – Health officials state roughly 1 in 25 adolescents in the United States are taking antidepressants. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the ...
Kids’ Sledding Mishaps Can Cause Serious Head Trauma (HealthDay)
SATURDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) — Head injuries are a major cause of children’s hospitalizations due to sledding crashes, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data on 52 kids younger ...
