Need A Price For A Hip Operation? Good Luck With That
Let’s say your 62-year-old granny is feeling creaky. One of her hips has been giving her trouble, and her doctor …
U.S. Fertility Rates Fall To All-Time Low
Here we go again. The rate at which American women are having babies fell by 1 percent in 2011, continuing …
Why Even Radiologists Can Miss A Gorilla Hiding In Plain Sight
This story begins with a group of people who are expert at looking: the professional searchers known as radiologists. “If …
How Parents Can Learn To Tame A Testy Teenager
If you’re the parent of a teenager this may sound familiar: “Leave me alone! Get out of my face!” Maybe …
Obscure Chagas’ Disease Takes Costly Toll
There’s been a lot of talk recently about an old malady that seems to be on the rise. It’s called …
Widely Used Stroke Treatment Doesn’t Help Patients
It’s another case of a beautiful idea colliding with some ugly facts. The beautiful idea is the notion that clearing …
Catholic Bishops Reject Compromise On Contraceptives
It seems the third time wasn’t the charm, after all. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has officially rejected …
Nigeria Moves To Clean Up Lead Pollution From Gold Mines
Finally, the Nigerian government is fulfilling its promise to help thousands of kids, who have been exposed to toxic levels …
Mixing Alcohol With Diet Soda May Make You Drunker
Looking to cut back on the calories in your cocktail by mixing, say, diet soda and rum? Well, get ready …
Aggressive Care Still Common For Dying Seniors, Despite Hospice Uptick
Although federal data show that fewer Medicare beneficiaries are dying in hospitals that doesn’t mean they’re getting a lot less …
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