According to a new report by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a serious safety violation has occurred at the Second Avenue subway. Construction at the Second Avenue subway has over three times the permitted amount of toxic dust levels. Testing done Nov. 9 at East 69th and Second Avenue found the high levels of silica, hazardous dust particles that are a result of the drilling construction. The latest information was released last week by Assemblyman Micah Kellner...
Female Health Company, the designer of the only FDA-approved FC2 Female Condom, has announced the launch of a free, interactive online training program for health care providers to raise product awareness and the usage.
A bone marrow transplant reversed Rett syndrome, an autism-like disorder, in mice, according to a new study.
The Center for Reproductive Medicine (CRM), one of the leading IVF & Infertility Treatment Centers in Orlando and Central Florida, declared its second successful baby delivery through a new oocyte freezing ( egg freezing) technique called vitrification.
Poison and child are not two words that anybody would like to see going together. The very word poison itself is enough to make parents worried.
Synthetic marijuana use is rising, and more and more teens are experiencing side effects so serious they need to go to the emergency room.
On New Year's Eve 2004, after months of losing weight and suffering fevers, night sweats and shortness of breath, student Anna Watterson was taken into hospital coughing up blood.
Kids with one type of leukemia are living longer than they used to, most likely thanks to new drug combinations that mean fewer patients are relapsing after a first round of treatment.
Known as “Warriors” for their active involvement in social campaigns, the African ethnic people took up cricket as a tool to spread awareness about healthier lifestyles and HIV/AIDS amongst youth.
Jason Russell, co-founder of Invisible Children, the group behind the Kony 2012 viral video, as well as the Stop Kony campaign, was detained by San Diego police on Thursday.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suggested more clinical trials to back up Watson Pharmaceuticals' New Drug Application (NDA 22-139) for Progesterone Vaginal Gel 8%.
At a time when providing their babies with clean and dry diapers have become a serious concern for majority of American families, Weyerhaeuser and the World Vision are holding a national diaper drive from March 12 to 30.
Moms require more training and education in handling a humidifier in a child's room during cold and flu, says a survey conducted by the Vicks Humidifiers.
Burning your brain to get a solution to burn some calories that you gained after the delivery? You will get thousands of post natal workouts as an answer. But the concern about your little one is discouraging you. Stop worrying and just go for the best solution offered by the power of yoga.
Minds that drift often to thoughts unrelated to a present activity actually are sharper, as contrary to common notions.
The latest fad in food challenges, the cinnamon challenge, has reached everyone from NBS players to the governor of Illinois.
Researchers predict a surge in Lyme disease infections this coming spring and summer.
When he visited the United States four years ago, Pope Benedict XVI blessed a box of silver ribbon-shaped pins for breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure and sent them to its founder, Nancy Brinker.
The Obama Administration on Thursday said it would begin shutting down a program that provides health care for more than 100,000 low-income women in Texas because the state will not allow funding for clinics that provide abortion services.
For the first time in decades, the rate of annual spending on the U.S. government-run health insurance program is expected to decline during the current fiscal year before returning to an upward trajectory in 2022.
Are you haunted by sleep-related problems? Just listen and follow the instructions recommended by the World Sleep Organization which observes March 16 as the World Sleep Day.
Rihanna called the Ryan Seacrest's show on Kiis FM on Thursday, where she talked about her recent weight loss as a result of the 5 Factor Diet.
If Pennsylvania women don't like a mandatory ultrasound before getting abortions, they can just close their eyes, Gov. Tom Corbett says.
A new ad campaign by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention includes videos of former smokers who have suffered lasting damage from their habit: Brandon, a 31-year-old double-amputee from North Dakota; Roosevelt, a 51-year-old Virginia smoker who shows his scars after heart surgery from the heart attack he suffered when he was 45. There's also 28-year-old Jessica. Although she's not a smoker, her 7-year-old son's asthma led to an emergency room visit because of an attack brought...
Critics point out that the ribbons will only serve to stigmatize the children and that such measures are illegal.
The number of deaths from gastroenteritis, better known as the stomach flu, increased from 7,000 to 10,000 between 1999 and 2007, according to a new study by the CDC.
It's a part of childhood that children fall down while playing and get their knees injured or swollen. While you pay attention to the injuries, at times it is likely that you may not pay the required attention to the swelling on your kid's knee. But chances are there that the swelling can be related to an internal injury of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) located in the knee.
Food-borne disease outbreaks caused by imports seemed to rise in 2009 and 2010, with fish and spices the most common sources, the Centers for Disease Control said on Wednesday.
Health officials launched a $54 million advertising campaign on Thursday depicting the health risks of smoking in gruesome detail, offering the latest salvo in the government's campaign to deglamorize cigarette smoking.
The judges clarified that their decision did not necessarily reflect a desire to make all abortions legal.
