Federal regulators have delayed until April a decision on whether to allow folic acid to be added to corn-masa flour, a move experts say could help prevent birth defects like those seen in a deadly cluster in three Central ...
Jan 29, 2016
When Dr. Susan Maples sees patients at her dental practice, she tells them to slash the soda.
Jan 29, 2016
For patients with gender dysphoria undergoing male-to-female transformation, a stepwise approach to facial feminization surgery (FFS) leads to good cosmetic outcomes along with psychological, social, and functional benefits, ...
Jan 29, 2016
An Israel-based health firm with Chicago ties is developing its non-invasive brain scan, used to evaluate concussions, to take on depression, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
Jan 29, 2016
Food imported into the United States from countries with a low gross domestic product (GDP) poses higher risks than food from richer countries, according to a new study from University of Wisconsin-Madison industrial and ...
Jan 29, 2016
University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have found a previously unknown step in the pathway that leads to asthma, a discovery that may offer new therapeutic approaches to this incurable disease. Asthma affects more ...
Jan 29, 2016
Bloodstream infections (BSI) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Quick identification of bloodstream pathogens would allow for timely administration of targeted therapy to patients, which could ...
Jan 29, 2016
