A 15th person has died from fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.
Office workers who spent an hour or so a day at stand-up workstations felt more energized, productive and even happier, researchers report.
A Medicare payment policy designed to push hospitals to cut their infection rates has had no effect in reducing two types of preventable infections among patients in intensive care units, researchers say in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
People allergic to whey may be able to drink newly engineered milk without the unpleasant digestive consequences, according to research released Monday.
Women seeking the best place to work and raise children in the United States may want to head to Ohio, where three of its cities have been voted among the 10 best for working mothers.
When there was a shortage of a drug used to prevent IV-related infections in kids, the frequency of those infections increased almost ten-fold at one Michigan hospital, a new study shows.
A study of eunuchs in Korea's royal court has found men without testicles live longer. Researchers looking at the court of the Chosun Dynasty found eunuchs lived to 70 on average, or 14 to 19 years longer than "intact" men of similar socio-economic status.
Researchers found that fainting was six times more likely to occur on the day of vaccination, compared with a period many months after vaccination. And skin infections were nearly twice as likely to occur.
Teva Pharmaceuticals is pulling its generic version of a popular antidepressant off the market after a federal analysis showed the pill does not work properly.
The procrastinators, the super-busy, and the easily bored in pursuit of a manageable fitness routine may find what they seek in the 10-minute workout.
The number of pregnant women diagnosed with cancer has increased over the past couple of decades, a new study from Australia suggests.
