iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies a variety of public health threats every year, from infectious diseases to automobile safety. But for 15 years, the CDC has avoided comprehensive research on one of the Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Though Wisconsin skydiver Kevin Burkart fell short of completing his goal of 300 jumps in 24 hours on Wednesday, he still managed to accomplish another feat: raising $130,000 for Parkinson’s disease research. The 45-year-old Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A mother is speaking out after she was verbally abused for breast-feeding her baby in public at a Connecticut Target store. Jesse Maher, 37, was nursing her 4-week-old daughter when a stranger began to berate her and call her names. Read More
iStock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor There are so many sunscreens out there with different SPF numbers that it can sometimes be hard to tell which ones are best.Consumer Reports recently looked at 65 products, all having an SPF of Read More
Wavebreak Media/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — One bride leapt into action right after her wedding ceremony, performing CPR on an unresponsive woman while still in her wedding gown. “We were walking across the street to check into the hotel. We had our after party Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent 340 days aboard the International Space Station, said that being in space appears to have “permanent” effects that aren’t fully understood. “The environment astronauts are Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Zika virus infection during the third trimester of pregnancy may pose only minor risk for brain abnormalities in infants, according to a preliminary study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Health officials from Read More
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Even if your pet turtle is not teenaged, a mutant and living in a sewer hideout, it may still be dangerous in a very real way. There were 15 multi-state salmonella outbreaks linked to pet turtles between 2006 and 2014, according to a Read More
SALEM, Ore. – A new Oregon standard for prescribing opioids for pain will be modeled after a federal guideline and, public health experts hope, improve patient care and reduce prescription drug overdoses in the state, according to The Oregon Opioid Prescribing Read More
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Officials are still searching for the body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy who was dragged into the water by an alligator Tuesday night at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Bay Lake, Florida. The toddler was Read More
