Health & Wellness

  • High concentrations of HDL are one of the big markers for blood testsResearchers on Thursday challenged a tenet of modern medicine that higher levels of "good" cholesterol automatically boost cardiovascular health.


    May 17th, 2012

    'Good' cholesterol doctrine may be flawed: study

  • Whites still make up just under half of all US birthsFor the first time ever, white births in the United States are no longer in the majority, according to US Census Bureau estimates Thursday that underscored the growth of the Hispanic population.


    May 17th, 2012

    Minorities overtake whites in US births

  • Antibiotic used for treating bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections and STDs may boost risk of deathA popular antibiotic used for treating bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections and sexually transmitted diseases may boost the risk of death, a US study said Wednesday.


    May 16th, 2012

    Common antibiotic boosts death risk: study

  • Graphic charts the expected outcomes per one hundred people infected with Hepatitis CFor the first time, the government is proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C.


    May 18th, 2012

    CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis C

  • This photo made available by Andy Beverly shows his son Guillaume Beverly, 15-years-old in Conflans Sainte Honorine, France in May 2012. Some French parents resort to sending their children abroad to get adequate treatment. In most developed countries, children with autism are usually sent to school where they get special education classes. But in France, they are more often sent to a psychiatrist where they get talk therapy meant for people with psychological or emotional problems. When Andy Beverly's son Guillaume was diagnosed as autistic at age 2, Guillaume began to receive treatment from psychiatrists in Paris. After years of sporadic schooling in France, Beverly sent Guillaume to a school in Belgium that focuses on techniques to help him interact with others and do simple things like putting on his coat. He is convinced that Guillaume, now 15, would be more advanced if he'd gotten better treatment as a child. (AP Photo/Andy Beverly/Family HO)In most developed countries, children with autism are usually sent to school where they get special education classes. But in France, they are more often sent to a psychiatrist where they get talk therapy meant for people with psychological or emotional problems.


    May 18th, 2012

    French autistic kids mostly get psychotherapy


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