An alarming number of young children in the US do not get enough vitamin D to avert health complications that are likely to stay silent until much later in the child’s adult life.  Calling it …

According to the Center for Injury Research and Policy, kids younger than 10 and young adults aged 18 to 21 are most prone to injury relating to bunk beds than other segments of the general …

No one ever said having children was easy or cheap. In fact, giving birth could cost a mother more than money — it could cost her some teeth. According to a recently published study, pregnancy …

Prostaglandins are infinitesimal, ephemeral lipid signalers in every cell in the body, and regulating every activity that takes place within a cell. As regulators of cellular activity, prostaglandins influence how cells are formed and what …

Do you think you’re sick today because of trauma you suffered during childhood? Or does the very idea of that get your blood boiling because it ties fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or …

According to a new report, Ibuprofen offers no better protection against Alzheimer’s disease than any other NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug). The results have challenged the most recent report that showed Ibuprofen use reduces the risk …

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing, polled thousands of patients with a history of heart attack or surgery to prevent one and were a bit surprised by the answers they …

Using an individual’s genetic coding information to determine a patient’s inherited tendencies toward certain diseases and medical conditions may mean earlier detection and more effective treatments for common diseases such as cancer and diabetes. …

Researchers at Columbia University have released a statement sure to please cat-loving parents everywhere. Seems children up to age five who live in a household containing a cat are less likely to develop asthma …

For the past 50 years, DEET has been the safest and most effective repellent available to fend off mosquitoes and minimize exposure to some of the diseases that they spread. A team of American …