The study itself is small but it’s an eye opener.  Kids talking on cell phones while stepping onto or using designated crosswalks to cross busy streets are a dangerous combo.  The children, distracted by cell …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is back in the news but no concrete conclusions of its safety have yet been established.  The latest evidence feeding the BPA safety controversy is a study that suggests BPA lingers in …

President Barack Obama is a staunch advocate of ‘paperless’ hospitals, where patient records, doctors’ orders, and other medical data are kept electronically rather than on paper.  The Congressional Budget Office and other critics of the …

Think of Salmonella infection and most people think about food.  The current outbreak of infection traced to peanut butter and last year’s tomato scare put food-borne outbreaks in the headlines but food isn’t always the …

The February issue of the journal, ‘Pediatrics,’ carries a report from US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warning parents against sleeping with their babies.  The warning is based on a nationwide study of …

In June, people on three continents will know if the pills they’ve been taking to prevent HIV infection were the real thing or placebos.  As the test of tenofovir, said to be an HIV prevention …

The new year brought a new ban on smoking in public places in Oregon and, along with that ban, comes increased conversation about the perils of secondhand cigarette smoke.  Many veterinarians are describing how ailing …

As harsh northern winds howl from Maine to New Mexico, Americans seek shelter indoors for longer hours than at any other time of the year.  In many homes, the underground basement provides the perfect cave …

Each year, 2,600 Americans die in 636,000 car crashes where at least one driver was using a cell phone at the time of the accident.  Another 12,000 people sustain serious injury.  It’s these sobering statistics …

Smoking cigarettes is a bad idea and medical science is continuously proving it’s even worse than originally imagined.  Science has proven that smoking often kills the smoker, by way of inhaled (first-hand) smoke.  Second-hand smoking …