High Tech Treasure Hunt Gets Teens Outside

Technology has taken its toll on young people. They’re spending more time on screens – computer, phones, gaming systems, etc. – than they’re spending outside. Geocaching game can help.

Head Injuries Can Lead to Violence

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has long-term health implications including changes in memory capacity and emotions. Some behaviors resulting from these changes include irritability, impulsiveness and violence.

High-Risk Operations Less Risky Now

Surgical, anesthetic and hospital expertise are improving everyday. Because more high risk surgeries are performed in sophisticated, state of the art institutions, surgery death rates have dropped in the past 10 years.

Preventing Children's Cancers From Returning

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) used to be one of the deadliest cancers for children and young adults. Now it's one of the most curable, and cures rates are climbing.

Hispanic Women Have Greater Heart Risk

With an increase in gestational diabetes in recent years, researchers had grown concerned that could spell lingering heart disease concerns for many new mothers. A recent study shows that is not the case except for certain high-risk populations.

Experimental Treatments Tried in Wave of E Coli Outbreak

In an effort to aid patients in the wake of the deadly E. coli outbreak, a German team of doctors is trying something new.

US Nutrition Issues Allergy Alert

US Nutrition, of Ronkonkoma , New York is recalling Daily Multiple for Women 50 + Tablets, because certain lots contain undeclared fish (fish gelatin). People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to fish run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

Global Wellness, LLC Conducts a Nationwide Voluntary Recall of VIA XTREME ULTIMATE SEXUAL ENHANCER

Global Wellness, LLC. Hollywood, FL is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of VIA XTREME ULTIMATE SEXUAL ENHANCER DIETARY SUPPLEMENT FOR MEN to the consumer level. The product was distributed throughout the U.S. Puerto Rico, and Canada to internet and retail consumers.

FDA Drug Safety Communication: 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing healthcare professionals that the Warnings and Precautions section of the labels for the 5-alpha reductase inhibitor (5-ARI) class of drugs has been revised to include new safety information about the increased risk of being diagnosed with a more serious form of prostate cancer (high-grade prostate cancer).

Kidney Cancer Cells Bombed

Most believe the only way to cure kidney cancer is through surgery. Yet, there are ways to slow down the spread of the disease. Now, researchers have found a sort of "smart-bomb" treatment to attack kidney cancer cells.