Understanding the Full Impact of Birth Injuries
Parents who have recently learned that their child has suffered a birth injury may have difficulty grasping exactly what that means from a financial ...
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Stripped-down nanoparticles make next-generation flu vaccine
Researchers have developed a “stripped down” synthetic flu vaccine that they believe will not only work better than current vaccines, but might last ...
Should gay men in Washington be vaccinated for meningitis?
Despite recent cases of bacterial meningitis among gay men in New York City and Los Angeles, public health officials are not recommending Seattle ...
Falling can lead to brain injuries
According up to the CDC, nearly 75 percent of people over the age of who fall have injuries serious enough to put them at risk for early ...
CDC finds mental health woes in one in five U.S. kids
ADHD was the most prevalent diagnosis in U.S. children and teens between the ages of 3 and 17
60 Minutes More Exercise Per Week Recommended for Kids
A new study published in the Journal Of Health Economics shows that kids who spend more time in gym class during their academic careers are less ...
Prescription drug abuse deemed epidemic by CDC
When she was 12 years old, Caitlin Acosta of Falls Church snuck into her parent’s medicine cabinet and found a bottle of Percocet, a Class 3 ...
CDC finds public swimming pools rife with fecal contamination
Fecal contamination found in nearly 60 percent of pools tested; CDC urges more showering before swimming, not swallowing pool ...
One In Five Children Has Mental Health Illness, CDC Reports
One in five children has a mental health disorder, according to a new report put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).