Study of freakish mystery illness finds no cause on Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:02 PM PSTImagine having the feeling that tiny bugs are crawling on your body, that you have oozing sores and mysterious fibers sprouting from your skin. Sound like a horror movie? Well, at one point several years ago, government doctors were getting up to 20 calls a day from people saying they had such symptoms.
CDC: Diabetes amputations falling dramatically on Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:10 PM PSTFoot and leg amputations were once a fairly common fate for diabetics, but new government research shows a dramatic decline in limbs lost to the disease, probably due to better treatments.
CDC: Many teen moms didn't think it could happen on Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:06 AM PSTA new government study suggests a lot of teenage girls are clueless about their chances of getting pregnant.
Study: Many women can skip frequent bone scans on Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:01 PM PSTNew research could mean millions of older women can skip frequent screening tests for osteoporosis: If an initial bone scan shows no big problems, many can safely wait 15 years to have another one, the study suggests.
Homicide drops off US list of top causes of death on Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:03 AM PSTFor the first time in almost half a century, homicide has fallen off the list of the nation's top 15 causes of death, bumped by a lung illness that often develops in elderly people who have choked on their food.
CDC: Young adults down 9 drinks when they binge on Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:37 AM PSTCollege-age drinkers average nine drinks when they get drunk, government health officials said Tuesday. That surprising statistic is part of a new report highlighting the dangers of binge drinking, which usually means four to five drinks at a time.
Panel urges lower cutoff for child lead poisoning on Wed Jan 4, 2012 12:05 PM PSTFor the first time in 20 years, a federal panel is urging the government to lower the threshold for lead poisoning in children.
