Creatas/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Hospitals are doing a lousy job at keeping patients safe from infection, according to Consumer Reports, which rated 3,000 hospitals in the U.S. “For the first time we rated hospitals on avoiding MRSA and C. diff infections, and Read More
iStock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor Summer is the time for sunshine, sipping lemonade and swimming. But could it be risky? Swimming puts your hair and skin in direct contact with chlorine, which can have some pretty damaging Read More
Jeng_Niamwhan/iStock/ThinkStock(WASHINGTON) — A top federal drug enforcement official says the heroin addiction epidemic in the United States is the worst he’s ever seen. More deaths occur every year from overdoses than gunshot wounds or car Read More
Svetl/iStock/ThinkStock(CINCINNATI) — Kroger is recalling four of its store-brand spices over fears of a possible salmonella contamination. The spices being recalled include Kroger Ground Cinnamon, Kroger Garlic Powder, Kroger Coarse Ground Black Pepper and Kroger Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A surge of outbreaks related to a microscopic parasite has officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banning all cilantro imported from a Mexican state. Cilantro farms in Pubela have been blamed for causing repeated Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — For the last few decades, women have been breaking professional barriers. But a new report by Harvard’s Educational School reveals there’s a hidden barrier teen girls are running up against. “Girls are facing Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL, South Korea) — The deadly MERS virus that rattled South Korea with 36 deaths is now virtually gone. With no news cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in more than three weeks, the country’s prime minister told residents Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A child’s smile can light up any room, but it may be harder to find smiling young faces in a children’s hospital. Martand Bhagavatula, 12, of Yorba Linda, California, was determined to do something about that. “I was Read More
Purestock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor Does your teenage daughter like to play rough? In the age of girl power, lots of our young ladies are buffing up to do the same things boys do, especially in sports. But is this safe? Read More
peterspiro/iStock/ThinkStock(WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.) — Three young women are giving back to their community. According to ABC News affiliate WABC-TV, the women are volunteers at White Plains Hospital in Westchestery County, where they provide comfort to worried parents Read More
