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Kids watching hours of TV in home daycare
Daycare may double TV time for preschoolers. Full story
Clinic a symbol of two-tier care
We visit a health clinic with two entrances, one for patients with insurance and the other for those with cash. This two-tiered system could be coming to a street corner near you.
Bitter choice: Better pay up or lose access
A growing number of U.S. doctors are enacting their own brand of health reform. They're dumping insurance altogether or forcing patients to pay thousands of dollars to keep the access they’re used to.
Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill
The dispute among Democrats foretells of a rowdy floor debate next month on legislation that would extend health care coverage to roughly 31 million Americans.
H1N1 mutation found in some flu fatalities
Norwegian health authorities said Friday they have discovered a potentially significant mutation in the H1N1 influenza strain that could be responsible for causing the severest symptoms among those infected.
Decode your food cravings
The urge to scarf is more than a hunger cue gone wild. It's a window into your nutritional needs and your personality.
New guidelines: Pap smears can start at 21
Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.
Kids watching hours of TV at home daycare
Preschoolers in home-based day cares are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.
Spanx for dudes? T-shirt promises instant six-pack
A T-shirt on steroids, RipTFusion is designed to suck in that gut and create the illusion of a six-pack. We put it to the test.
Sex infections still rising, especially in teens
American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday.
Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.
Cats are trainable — and that’s not a punchline
Training cats isn’t just for professionals — human or feline. The Michigan Humane Society has a Pawsitive Start program that uses volunteers to train cats in their shelter in useful and fun behaviors like the high-five and walking into a carrier.
Heavy college students must pass fitness class
A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.
Clearing up cancer screening confusion
Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges.
