Delivering Baby at Home or Hospital? – The Home Birthing Debate
The national debate on public breastfeeding and home births has spilled over onto Facebook where millions of mothers are discussing the pros and cons of...
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Women’s Health Care Lapses Hurt Zika Prevention In Texas, Florida
Gaps In Women’s Health Care May Derail Zika Prevention In Texas, Florida Mosquitoes bearing Zika — a virus that...
Marijuana Use May Be OK With Some Life Insurance Companies
Customers’ Pot Smoking May Not Be A Deal Breaker For Life Insurers If you smoke marijuana and you’re...
Alabama Mom’s Charges Resulting From Medical Marijuana Use Dismissed
Alabama Mom's Charges Are Dropped, But Only After an Arduous Battle by Nina Martin ProPublica, June 2, 2016, 10:29 a.m. Sixteen months after her arrest,...
Mosquito Hunters Search for Signs of Zika in Texas
Mosquito control is serious business in Harris County, Texas. The county, which includes Houston, stretches across 1,777 square...
Dr. Heimlich performs maneuver to save woman
Dr. Henry Heimlich recently saved a woman's life by performing a maneuver he is credited with inventing. The...
Weight loss studies – Train the brain, not the body
Despite massive government, medical and individual efforts to win the war on obesity, 71 percent of Americans are overweight. The average adult is 24 pounds...
Medicare Drug Pricing Proposal Stirs Opposition
A broad proposal by Medicare to change the way it pays for some drugs has drawn intense reaction...