by Research Team | Nov 17, 2015 | Health News
When a 2-year-old returned sick from a visit to India, U.S. doctors suspected tuberculosis even though standard tests said no. It would take three months to confirm she had an extreme form of the disease – a saga that highlights the desperate need for better...
by Research Team | Nov 17, 2015 | Health News
A new report from Public Health England shows more people suffered a “significant antibiotic-resistant infection” – both in hospitals and the community – between 2010 and 2014. Rates of bloodstream infections caused by Escherichia coli jumped...
by Research Team | Nov 17, 2015 | Health News
Patients with heart disease have an increased risk of having a serious heart attack even during moderate air quality days, according to findings released last week by Intermountain Heart Institute. Kent Meredith, a cardiologist with Intermountain Medical Center in...
by Research Team | Nov 17, 2015 | Health News
Ben Carson lambastes “Obamacare” as much as the next Republican presidential candidate, but the neurosurgeon-turned-politician has a history of health care ideas that puts him outside mainstream conservative thought on the issue. Private insurance...
by Research Team | Nov 17, 2015 | Health News
Overuse of antibiotics in farm animals poses a real health risk to children, the American Academy of Pediatrics warns in a new report. This common practice is already contributing to bacterial resistance to medicines and affecting doctors’ ability to treat...
