Tagged Health

LIMA, Aug 29 (BERNAMA-NNN- ANDINA) -- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has announced the creation of a fund of more than 2.7 billion soles (US$1.03 billion) a year to fight child malnutrition in the coun...

Lead researcher Dr Reija Klemetti, of the National Institute for Health and Welfare in Helsinki, said the increased risk was ‘very small, particularly after only one or even two abortions, and women sh...

Testing of more than 3, 000 people who may have been infected with hepatitis C at a New Hampshire by an alleged “serial infector” was canceled this weekend, leaving some former patients scared and angr...

For the first time since 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is going to examine the safety of cell phone radiation. FCC chairman Julius Genachowski has asked his fellow commissioners to approv...

Many Americans are having a hard time swallowing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on the sale of big sodas – but it’s not just about the sugar. The micro public health policy issue...

Washington Medicare has revoked or deactivated the billing privileges of more than 23, 000 health professionals and equipment suppliers during the initial stages of a nationwide enrollment revalidation effor...

Virtual reality glasses have been developed to help dieters. No, the glasses don't improve the self-esteem of dieters. Instead, the glasses help them lose weight by fooling them into being more satisfied wi...

With growing public and regulatory interest in how not-exactly-healthy foods are advertised and marketed toward children, the Walt Disney Company is announcing today that any foodstuffs advertised during ki...

An Arizona appeals court ruled Thursday to allow key parts of a state law restricting abortions to take effect, including one that requires women to see a doctor in person the day before getting an abortion...

It's almost time for back-to-school vaccines. And there are some ways to cut costs or have them covered altogether. Under the Affordable Care Act, many individuals or families who enroll in a new group o...