Aspirin still tops after heart attack A relatively new type of blood-thinning medication is no match for aspirin when it comes to preventing heart attacks in people who have already had one, a large international study shows...
El Nino boosted diarrhea cases in Peru During the 1997 to 1998 El Nino weather phenomenon, hospital admissions for children with diarrhea soared in Lima, Peru...
Women still have trouble getting "morning after" pills Even when women contact doctors associated with a national emergency contraception hotline, about 1 in 10 don't get the "morning after" pills they need to help prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex, research suggests...
Big teen secret: most are not having sex While 3 out of 4 American teens assume that most of their peers are having sex, only 40% of teens say that they've actually had sexual intercourse...
Patients Unaware That Drugs Can Damage Teeth And Gums Controlled clinical study on patients taking chronic doses of over-the-counter and even prescription drugs disclosed that such medications can increase tooth decay and damage to the gums...
High hepatitis C rates in Egypt tied to fluke treatment The high rate of hepatitis C infection in Egypt's population may be due to poor sterilization of reusable needles and syringes in a health campaign against a parasitic infection, researchers suggest...
Nearly 1 in 100 Carry AIDS Virus In the early 1980s, doctors began treating large numbers of patients with deadly infections caused by a retrovirus later named the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV...
