Health & Medicine

Mar 15, 2013 11:44 AM EDT

Raccoon Rabies Transmitted Through Organ Transplant Linked To Death Of Man, Organs From Infected Donor Went To Three Others

A person has died after contracting rabies through an organ transplant received last year, according to a report released Friday by the CDC.

Mar 15, 2013 08:47 AM EDT

Night Shifts may up Ovarian Cancer Risk in Women

Night shifts increase ovarian cancer risk in women, says a new study. The risk is higher for women who are early risers, the morning types or "larks" when compared to women who tend to sleep late called "owls".

Mar 15, 2013 05:14 AM EDT

Coffee, Green Tea Reduce Stroke Risk: Study

Drinking coffee or green tea might lower a person's chances of having a stroke, according to a new study.

Mar 14, 2013 04:45 PM EDT

South African Health Minister Says 28 Percent Of Schoolgirls HIV Positive, Blames 'Sugar Daddies'

South Africa's health minister says that 28 percent of schoolgirls are HIV positive because of sexual encounters with older men.

Mar 14, 2013 03:48 PM EDT

Woman Successfully Gives Birth After Receiving Five Organ Transplants

A woman who had five organs transplanted has successfully delivered a baby girl in what is being reported as the first known case of a five-organ transplant patient giving birth.

Mar 14, 2013 02:55 PM EDT

Pope Francis, The First One-Lunged Pope

Pope Francis, who reportedly had part of a lung removed at age 21 because of an illness, is not expected to be restrained in any way because of his missing organ.

Mar 14, 2013 11:23 AM EDT

Children Of Divorced Parents More Likely To Smoke

Children of parents who are divorced are more likely to start smoking than their peers from intact families, according to a new study of 19,000 Americans.

Mar 14, 2013 09:36 AM EDT

Tapeworm Genome Mapped, Researchers Find Weak Spots to Target Drugs

Researchers have now mapped the genome of the tapeworm and have found certain weak spots that make treatment of tapeworm infection easier.

Mar 14, 2013 08:14 AM EDT

Stimulants should not be Prescribed to Children without ADHD, Neurologists Say

ADHD medication should not be given to children without the disorder, said the American Academy of Neurology in a position statement. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of children taking these medications as "study drugs" to improve test scores.

Mar 14, 2013 07:53 AM EDT

Not all Women Undergoing Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer have Increased Heart Disease Risk: Researchers

Although there is some risk of heart disease in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer, the benefits greatly outweigh the potential risks involved, researchers from University of Oxford and Scandinavia say. A new study has now found that women who are more likely to have a higher risk of heart disease post treatment can be identified and treated with alternative therapies.

Mar 13, 2013 04:29 PM EDT

FDA Warns Z-Pak has Increased Fatal Risk for Some

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning doctors and patients that a widely used antibiotic from Pfizer, Azithromycin or as its marketed Zithromax and Z-Pak, can cause rare but deadly heart rhythms in some patients.

Mar 13, 2013 08:44 AM EDT

Maryland Reports First Rabies Death Since 1976

Maryland has now confirmed its first death of Rabies since 1976, according to statement release by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH).

Mar 13, 2013 07:26 AM EDT

DDT Exposure in Womb Raises Risk of Hypertension in Women: Study

It isn't just genetics or diet that raises the risk of high blood pressure, but even exposure to certain chemicals raises risk of hypertension even before birth. A new study has shown that DDT exposure in the womb raises high blood pressure risk in women.

Mar 13, 2013 04:51 AM EDT

WHO Confirms 15th Case of Novel Coronavirus

Another man from Saudi Arabia has been confirmed to have been infected with novel Coronavirus (nCoV), The World Health Organization announced Tuesday. The man died earlier this month.