Drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) discovered Legionnaires' bacteria in a cooling tower at its North Carolina plant, forcing the company to shut down operations until further notice.
A six-month survey revealed sharp reductions in uninsured rates since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also referred to as Obamacare. With approximately 88,600 adults over the age of 18 participating, Arkansas and Kentucky reportedly saw the largest uninsured rate drop during the first half of 2015.
New York health officials announced that 10 people have died as the result of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York City, while 100 people have been infected.
Psoriasis Awareness Month is an opportunity to spread understanding about the chronic, serious long-term skin problem that affects millions in the U.S.
President Barack Obama is urging state officials to cut back on big rate increases that are being requested by health insurance companies for 2016 in order to avoid more uproar over the Affordable Care Act.
Habitual consumers of salt and individuals who gradually increase the amount of salt they eat both face heightened risk of developing high blood pressure, as stated by a study featured in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The study confirms the need to maintain a low-salt diet over a lifetime.
Ensuring a healthy future for infants, preteens, adults and the elderly is a matter of receiving timely vaccinations, to protect the population against dangerous and sometimes deadly diseases and viruses, such as the flu, measles and pneumonia.
Skin cancer doesn't care about skin color, not matter what popular opinions about skin cancer may be. In fact, over the past twenty years, melanoma diagnoses have increased by 20 percent among U.S. Latinos.
A coalition of medical workers, insurers and hospitals in Puerto Rico have launched a media campaign petitioning Congress not to slash the Island's healthcare funding in wake of its $72 billion debt crisis.
Neighborhood green space and natural environments populated with trees can greatly improve health. Neighborhood green space and natural environments populated with trees can greatly improve health.
The American Journal of Public Health published a report on weight loss and obesity, which asserts that very few obese individuals will reach a normal weight or keep of fany lost pounds if they manage to lose the weight.
Rap star DMX has been sentenced to six-months in jail for failure to pay child support. Rap star DMX has been sentenced to six months in jail for failure to pay child support.
Earlier this week, House Democrats introduced the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Woman Act. The pioneering legislation endeavors to weaken the long-standing Hyde Amendment, allowing government-funded health plans to pay for abortion services.
Duchenne, Becker and Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophies are a part of a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscular mass. Recent reports show that prevalence of muscular dystrophy is higher among Hispanic individuals than non-Hispanic white or black individuals. However, there have been a series of research developments that could lead to future therapies for the currently untreatable disease.
California has traditionally been on the forefront of smoking bans nationwide, and lawmakers in the Golden State are now considering to go as far as to expel even e-cigarettes from restaurants and bars.
Washington, D.C.-based health advocacy group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has recreated Coca-Cola's iconic "Hilltop" ad to illustrate the effect that excessive soda consumption has on the public, as sugary beverages are a major contributor to diabetes, tooth decay, weight gain and other diseases among U.S. adults.
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published findings that revealed if Liraglutide, a diabetes drug, in combination with diet and exercise, could help obese individuals to reduce their body weight and improve metabolic control.
Each year, during National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) chooses to draw attention to the thousands of infants, children, teens and adults affected by cleft and craniofacial conditions in the U.S. each year. While some babies are born with congenital anomalies (i.e. cleft lip and palate), others are born with far more serious life-threatening craniofacial conditions.
Back pains, edema and pelvic girdle pain withstanding, pregnancy is a beautiful thing. Furthermore, a healthy pregnancy that yields a healthy child is far more beautiful. However, a healthy pregnancy hinges on choices, including the choice to intake folate/folic acid on a daily bases prior to pregnancy.
Solitary confinement in New Jersey's immigration detention centers has been used too often and resulted in harm to immigrant's health and violates the right to due process, according to a new report titled "23 Hours in the Box, Solitary Confinement in New Jersey Immigration Detention."
