Flesh-eating bacteria linked to heroin kills 7 in California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A flesh-eating bacteria linked to the use of black tar heroin has killed at least seven people over the past...
Phone-in-cheek: Spike seen in cellphone-linked face injuries
LINDSEY TANNER
AP Medical Writer
Add facial cuts, bruises and fractures to the risks from cellphones and carelessly using them.
That's according to a study published...
Once-a-month birth control pill? Experiment works in animals
LAURAN NEERGAARD
AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Birth control pills work great if women remember to take them every day but missing doses can...
Drug can curb dementia’s delusions, researchers find
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A drug that curbs delusions in Parkinson's patients did the same for people with Alzheimer's...
Risk factors that can compromise mental wellness
TEMECULA – At the dawn of a new year, much is made about the popularity of resolutions focusing on improving physical fitness. While it’s...
Make time for better health on busy days
Fitting in time to exercise and eat sensible meals can be impractical, if not impossible, when the demands of daily life get in the...
Mutations linked to expression of genes associated with complex traits
Hard-to-study mutations in the human genome, called short tandem repeats and known as STRs or microsatellites, are implicated in the expression of genes associated...
1 year later, mystery surrounds China’s gene-edited babies
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world by claiming he had helped make the first gene-edited babies. One year...
Handwashing fights infection
TEMECULA – There are many ways to avoid infection, but few might be as simultaneously simple and effective as handwashing.According to the Centers for...
Thinking About Health: Meal programs struggle as funding dwindles
Two years ago in Dallas I met an 85-year-old woman and her 65-year-old son. Both were very hungry with almost no food in their...