Health News Archives

FDA Wants More Time to Study Cold Meds for Kids
More data needed on whether OTC remedies are safe, agency official tells public meeting

Program Seeks to Reduce ICU Infections
An estimated 250,000 such illnesses occur each year, CDC says

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths
But study also finds too many clinicians still using unproven treatments

Flu Vaccine Should Be More Effective: CDC
And officials are urging more Americans than ever before to get a shot this season

Pregnant Mom’s Flu Shot Protects Baby
U.S. health officials will mull new findings at vaccine meeting

CDC Campaign Targets MRSA Infections
Well-informed parents are a child's best defense, official says

Most U.S. Kids Getting Recommended Vaccinations
More than 77% are fully inoculated, federal officials say

2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use
The U.S. review covered the period from 1999 to 2004

Vaccines Seek to Offer Cradle-to-Grave Protection
While the shots still save young lives, advances look to protect older folks, too

Measles Cases Highest Since 1996
Parents' philosophical, religious fear of vaccination leading to increase, CDC report says