After attempting to have a child for seven years, Manhattanite Michal Lura Friedman finally became pregnant with fraternal twins nine months ago, only to die shortly after they were born, the Daily News reported.
Crack has become a deep social wound, given its capacity to destroy families, Padilha said.
Researchers have developed an efficient, cheap liquid solution that fights antibiotic-resistant bacteria on hospital surfaces and keeps patients safe from life-threatening infections.
Fitness, the new age health prescription, has now been linked to an increased life span.
In a new study, professionals from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have urged women to be cautious of what they eat and also combat their stress levels as a proactive means to prevent them piling on the pounds during the festive season. The research, published online in the October issue of the Journal of Obesity, explained that managing stress and mindful eating can actually help in weight loss even in the absence of hardcore diet regimes.
Don't be insulted the next time your friend yawns in your face and makes you yawn right back. This contagious yawning, researchers say, is actually a sign of empathy and not boredom.
The FDA has announced that it is evaluating post-marketing reports of serious bleeding in patients taking the drug after reports of fatal bleeding.
New York State's Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) recently published its final recommendations to the New York State Dept. of Health, proposing a model that would fully integrate Medicaid and Medicare services for those eligible for both programs (dual eligibility).
Some people may be genetically programmed to require longer hours of sleep, according to a new study published in Molecular Psychiatry. The study hopes to reveal the health effects of different sleeping patterns.
A European Union committee approved more than 200 health claims Monday for use on food products, which could offer a competitive advantage to companies seeking to target health-conscious EU consumers.
Carbon dioxide emissions, from the burning of fossil fuels and production of cement, registered record increases last year, according to researchers with the Global Carbon Project, who reported a 5.9 percent increase.
Gaining weight is not simply a matter of counting calories, according to new research from Tel Aviv University Professor Amit Gefen.
The projected shortage of family physicians will likely bode well for those entering the field now, but health officials project the deficit of 40,000 family doctors in the United States by 2025 will impact the aging population.
An East Midlands paramedic has been suspended after he was found inhaling laughing gas and driving an emergency ambulance.
Young people have their own codes to describe sexual encounters outside of committed relationships, according to a new study.
The U.S. Medicare program for the elderly will cover counseling for obesity in an effort to reduce the condition that has reached epidemic proportions and leads to serious health problems.
HIV-infected children in Asian countries are becoming resistant to AIDS drugs, a study of 4,000 patients under the age of 23 in Asia has revealed.
A new study, presented on Nov. 30, at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RNSA), links the consumption of fish to brain structure, while focusing on the risk of contracting Alzheimer's.
The Healthy Food Incentive Ordinance approved last year by the city's Board of Supervisors aims at fighting child obesity. The initiatives were introduced to reduce the allure of fast food restaurants and promote healthier food options for children.
For some, it may just be an excuse to be lascivious, but sex addiction has become an epidemic in the U.S., with over nine million Americans classified as sex addicts.
A new survey from Expedia.com shows that U.S. employees get less vacation time that nearly every other country - worse still, Americans don't even use all of it.
A new youth novel aims to teach Native American children about type 2 diabetes, a disease that strikes adults and has become epidemic among the community.
Only 28 percent of the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV have the infection under control, increasing the risk that they will spread the disease to others, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.
Contradicting the popular belief that men are obsessed with thoughts of sex, it has been found by a new study that men really think about sex only 19 times per day.
St. Petersburg, Fl., is apparently the saddest city in America, with Detroit, Mi. not far behind, according to a study by Men's Health magazine, which used data such as unemployment and suicid rates, antidepressant usage and the number of people who actually admitted to depression.
One in every five HIV-positive Americans are unaware of their condition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. That's 240,000, out of 1.2 million Americans, of whom just an estimated 28 percent have the infection under control.
Authors of a new scientific study speculated that a laptop connected wirelessly to the Internet on the lap near the testes may result in decreased male fertility.
Having an abusive boss is bad enough for one’s work life. A new study from Baylor University suggested that it could also negatively affect one’s marriage.
In people with low blood levels of vitamin D, boosting them with supplements more than halved a person's risk of dying from any cause compared to someone who remained deficient, in a large new study.
Eating a diet based on fish, legumes, vegetables and moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to lower chances of dying from a heart attack, stroke or other vascular events, according to a new study of New York City residents.
