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Most veterinarians and dog breeders agree that puppies shouldn’t be separated from the rest of their litter for adoption before 2 months of age. A new study corroborates that advice, showing that puppies removed from their broods earlier were more likely to develop behavioral problems as adult dogs.
A voluntary recall of a popular step stool sold at Target is being expanded because of reports that the stool is collapsing under the weight of users and causing injury.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reduced the maximum recommended dose of the antidepressant Celexa (citalopram) to 40 mg per day, warning that higher doses may trigger potentially fatal changes in heart rhythm.
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) released its annual “Back to School” survey on Wednesday. Among the findings: teens who use social networking sites like Facebook are five times more likely to use tobacco, nearly three times more likely to use alcohol and nearly twice as likely to smoke marijuana than those [...]
Number of U.S. obstetricians and gynecologists who said they do abortions, fewer than previously estimated. Half of pregnancies are unintended in this country, and half of those end in abortion, but access to the procedure remains challenging. The new survey of 1,000 doctors found that 97% said they had encountered patients seeking abortion, but only [...]
In theory, how a mother feeds her baby is up to her. Breast-feeding? Pumped breast milk? Formula? Maybe some of each, but a woman’s decision should not be dictated by her employer, argues the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which has taken on the case of a Colorado teacher it says was fired for asserting [...]
Eating certain foods can help people lower their cholesterol levels, even without the aid of medication, a new study finds.
A new study suggests that oil from the seeds of coriander — the green herb that’s more commonly known as cilantro — may be able to wipe out a broad range of harmful bacteria, including drug-resistant bugs and those that commonly cause food poisoning.
Median length of time that heart attack patients waited after arriving at the hospital to receive emergency angioplasty in 2010, down from 96 minutes in 2005. According to Medicare and Medicaid data, 91% of heart attack patients needing emergency angioplasty to open a blocked artery received the treatment within the recommended 90-minute “door-to-balloon” window in [...]
A swell in new cases of narcolepsy in China followed seasonal patterns of flu, including H1N1, according to a recent study led by Dr. Emmanuel Mignot of the Stanford University School of Medicine. The new cases appear to be associated with flu infection itself, not with flu vaccinations.
