Even A Little Exercise Can Help Your Heart
We all know that exercise is good for us, but sometimes it can seem too hard to even detach from …
Medicare, Medicaid Advocates Cast Wary Eye On Budget Deal
Medicare and Medicaid have so far dodged the budget knives wielded by the GOP. But those who depend on the …
Four Loko, 11 Young People And A Busy Emergency Room
Here at Shots, we’ve been watching the uproar over the alcoholic energy drink Four Loko ever since college kids last …
Rural Arizona Hospital Prepares For Future Cuts
Mayor Jack Porter arrived at the only post office in Bisbee, Ariz., on a red motorcycle. Getting off, he walked …
Papayas Recalled Over Salmonella Risks
Even papayas can’t spread salmonellla, it turns out. There’s a recall of papayas from Mexico after testing by the Food …
Bowing To Pressure, McDonald’s Makes Happy Meals More Healthful
The Happy Meal is headed for a nutrition overhaul. Bowing to pressure that its kids’ meals haven’t been healthful enough, …
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 …
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