Courtesy Brad Frey(WASHINGTON) — The son of a woman who died of listeria in December after eating a tainted caramel apple is doing what he can to make sure no one else loses a loved one the same way. Shirley Frey, 81, was one of seven people to die amid last Read More
Santiaga/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Cuddling with a puppy or cozying up to a kitty has health benefits, but a new study suggests that household pets can also be sources of infection. Young children, elderly people or pregnant women might well give a Read More
Manuel Faba Ortega/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -– Melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, takes about 10,000 lives per year, and the median survival time for those diagnosed with its most severe form is a year. Now, a new medication called Keytruda may help Read More
Photo by JB Lacroix/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Charlize Theron says that “choosing to be a mom in my late 30s has been really great for me. It’s given me perspective.” The actress, 39, is mother to 3-year-old Jackson, and she recently sat down with W Read More
memorisz/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — When strokes involve a clot in one of the brain’s blood vessels, what is known as an ischemic stroke, doctors give the clot-busting chemical tPA. The chemical saves lives, but leads to only two in five people attaining Read More
Pierson Clair/USC Atheltics(LOS ANGELES) — When faced with losing his second eye to cancer at the age of 12, Jake Olson wanted to watch his last University of Southern California Trojans football game in person and take it all in. He got his wish and met the Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The 35,000 runners who line up for Monday’s Boston Marathon can expect their bodies to take quite a beating from the 26.2-mile endurance test. “Everyone has pain,” said Dr. Lewis G. Maharam, the chairman of the Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — With medical marijuana now legal in 23 states, and recreational use permitted in four states as well as Washington, D.C., a burgeoning cannabis industry is blooming in America. The latest crop of potentially lucrative products? Pot for Read More
David M. Benett/Getty Images for Victoria and Albert Museum(NEW YORK) — Sam Smith lost 14 pounds in 14 days last month, but the British singer says he still struggles with his body image. The Grammy winner explained that food has “controlled” him from Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — About one in three children have a difficult time swallowing pills of any size, and more than half have difficulty swallowing a standard-sized pill, but researchers say many of the techniques being used to teach kids appear to be Read More
