Even non-smokers can experience health hazards from cigarette smoke, and the latest study suggests the dangers may depend on your gender.
Young Girl Receives Lifesaving Windpipe Transplant Made From Her Stem Cells
Hannah Warren was born without a trachea but now has one made from plastic fibers and a stew of her own stem cells.
FDA Lowers Age for Buyers of Plan B Pill to 15
(WASHINGTON) — In a surprise twist to the decade-plus effort to ease access to morning-after pills, the government is lowering the age limit to 15 for one brand — Plan B One-Step — and will let it be sold over the counter.
Today, Plan B and its generic competition are sold behind pharmacy counters, and people must prove they’re …
Location, Location: Being Born in the U.S. Puts Kids at Higher Risk of Allergies
With pollen and other spring allergens in the air, researchers investigated whether place of birth affected the risk of developing allergies, and the answer turns out to be — yes.
Antidepressants Linked To Higher Risk of Complications After Surgery
The most popular class of drugs used to treat depression, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), may increase risk of bleeding and the need for blood transfusions following operations, according a study.
Abused Children May Get Unique Form of PTSD
Child abuse scars not just the brain and body, but, according to the latest research, but may leave its mark on genes as well.
Little League’s Big Headaches: Helicopter Coaches
You’re asked a lot of questions when you’re an assistant coach for your son’s Little League team, as I was for two years, but with a new season underway I’m reminded that the two I heard most often last year were also the …
Want to Hold On to a Memory? Make a Fist
Getting a grip — literally — by clenching your right fist before remembering information and your left when you want to remember it can boost your recall, according to the latest study.
Family MattersPregnancy
Pediatricians Issue New Home-Birth Guidelines — and Rattle Some Midwives
In general, doctors aren’t thrilled with the idea of home birth. And while less than 1% of U.S. babies are ushered into the world at home, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) decided to collaborate on guidelines they say …
Newly Discovered Hormone Could Yield New Treatment For Diabetes
A breakthrough in helping the body to produce more insulin could make tedious injections of the hormone history.
Family MattersTeens
Q&A: American Girl’s “The Care & Keeping of You 2″ Tackles Puberty
The sequel to the popular The Care and Keeping of You, which guided preteen girls on buying bras, healthy eating habits and dealing with their periods, ventures into the hormone and angst-ridden world of adolescents.
Babies’ Brains: When Does Consciousness Emerge?
Finding the point at which babies’ reactions change from being purely reflexive to reflecting more intention is leading researches to focus on the first glimmers of conscious thought in infants as young as 5 months old.
Alzheimer’s Advance: Gene Could Help to Clear Brain Plaques Responsible for the Disease
Mapping out how an Alzheimer’s gene works could lead to new treatments
