3-D And Headaches: Why ‘Avatar’ Made Me Sick
The 2009 movie Avatar may have been box office magic, but for me, it was a 3-D exercise in movie …
Bad Economy May Be Leading To Less Surgery
HCA Holdings, the biggest for-profit hospital chain in the U.S., reported lower earnings than expected Monday. And one of the …
Chicken Pox Deaths Plummet With Help Of Vaccine
Ever since the chicken pox vaccine became routine for kids back in 1995, deaths from the virus, also known as …
Vaccine Mistrust Spreading To The Developing World
The public health community has gotten markedly better at distributing effective vaccines to the children who need them. But researchers …
A Rubber Twist On Treating Tennis Elbow Pain
Larry Holzman — avid mountain-biker, skier and guitarist in a band — plays hard. And he didn’t want to give …
One Woman’s Struggle To Shed Weight, And Shame
Part of an ongoing series on obesity in America. In her 37 years, Kara Curtis has seen every dress size …
Your Health Podcast: Calorie Counts To Costly Vaccines
People with tinnitus hear unpleasant sounds that aren’t really there. Doctors can’t do much for this chronic ringing in the …
Cognitive Dissonance: Euphoria Fancy Food Recalls ‘Uneviscerated Fish’
Euphoria Fancy Food of Brooklyn, New York, has recalled some preserved herring after state inspectors found it wasn’t “properly eviscerated …
History Shows Medicare Can Be Cut While Sparing Beneficiaries
Lately you’d think President Obama was threatening to push Granny off the cliff. That’s pretty much been the reaction of …
Wrapped In Memories: Baby’s First Blanket
When we asked you for photos of your newborns swaddled in a familiar pink-and-blue-striped receiving blanket, we never imagined such …
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