Too much reliance on hospitals, says WHO

CHINA’S healthcare system is overly reliant on large, over-burdened hospitals, which will struggle to cope with a spike in diseases lin...

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Banner Health notifying 3.7 million people of cyber attack

Phoenix-based Banner Health is sending out letters to 3.7 million people related to a cyber attack that may have compromised patient inf...

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World Mental Health Day: 7 Mental Illness Myths That Need Unlearning

Oct. 10 marks World Mental Health day. According to the World Health Organization, the objective of observing the day is to raise awar...

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February 7th, is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – Tallahassee Tech Time

About 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Out of thos...

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Seattle Salmonella outbreak sparks nationwide public health alert

Overnight, the Seattle Salmonella outbreak traced to pork from Kapowsin Meats of Graham, WA, broke into a nationwide public health aler...

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Ten foods strengthens the body's immunity and has amazing nutritional benefits to human health

Ten foods strengthens the body's immunity and has amazing nutritional benefits to  human health Vegetables and fruits of the...

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Top 6 Summer Foods You Should Be Eating

Summer is an amazing time of year, abounds with fresh, delicious and healthy choices of food. As a general rule then, eating many of t...

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Virginia Health officials warn of hepatitis A in strawberry smoothies from Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Virginia Department of Health offices say that a cluster of hepatitis A cases may be associated to smoothies from Tropical Smoothie Caf...

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Antibacterial Soaps Have Phased Out Controversial Ingredients, But Concerns Remain About New Ones

The Food and Drug Administration has washed its hands of antibacterial soaps that contain certain active ingredients because manufacturers...

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P&G affected by FDA’s new ban on antibacterial ingredients

Procter & Gamble Co. is among U.S. manufacturers affected by a new Food & Drug Administration rule that bans the marketing of an...

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A cyber investigation with legs?

SHORT-SIGHTED SHORT SALE? The big news in health IT Thursday occurred on Wall Street, where investor Muddy Waters announced that it was...

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Mosquito tests find EEE at Chapman Pond in Westerly

WESTERLY — An August mosquito sample at Chapman Pond has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The virus, known more commo...

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Timing Conception Might Help Reduce Zika Risk in Affected Areas

THURSDAY, July 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Women in Zika-affected countries might reduce their risk of infection during pregnancy by t...

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Texas moves slowly to combat growing threat of Zika virus

Attempts to provide poor, pregnant women in Texas with mosquito repellent to avoid possible Zika infections are off to a slow start. T...

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First human case of West Nile virus for 2016 confirmed in Michigan

DETROIT - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) on Friday announced that it had confirmed the state’s first huma...

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Police Departments Offer ‘Free Meth Testing’ for Zika Virus to Catch Drug Users

Police departments are cracking down on meth users in a comical way. Police departments are warning meth users that their supply m...

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Antibacterial soap soon to disappear

Antibacterial soaps will soon disappear from store shelves under orders from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which said Friday ...

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Sports & Exercise as it Relates to Breast Cancer Survivors

Cancer patients often wonder whether or not they should be exercising after being treated for cancer. Some people believe that exercise ...

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Khloé Kardashian Reveals She Had a Mole with Skin Cancer: 'I Urge You to Check Yourself Frequently!'

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star revealed Tuesday that after a few check-ins that turned out to be nothing, doctors did find a c...

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FDA to Parents: Don't Give Your Kids Homeopathic Teething Tablets

Some tablets and gels aimed at helping to soothe babies' teething pains may be dangerous for infants and toddlers, the Food and Dr...

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