Sep 12 Study Shows Insulin Spray Boosts Memory in Alzheimer's Patients Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images. What if you could prevent or slow Alzheimer's disease just by giving patients nasal spray containing insulin, just once or twice a day after a meal? Researchers have been exploring that possibility for some… Continue reading
Sep 12 Innovations in Maternal and Infant Health Address Chronic Problems Creatively Women in Bangladesh. Photo by Flickr user Michael Foley. More than 350,000 women die each year around the globe from complications of childbirth, and 3 million children die in the first month of life. In the face of such… Continue reading
Sep 12 Testosterone Plummets When Men Become Fathers, Study Finds Photos courtesy of Flickr users jugbo and debmomof3 Diaper bags and strollers may do more to change new dads than they think. A new study from researchers at Northwestern University shows that testosterone levels take a dramatic… Continue reading
Sep 10 Then and Now: Children Draw to Cope with 9/11 Photo by Julian Cortez and Paul Keim, courtesy of the NYU Child Study Center September 11 didn't make sense to 7-year-old Julian Cortez and 8-year-old Paul Keim, so they drew a scene that gave them comfort in the… Continue reading
Sep 08 Among Vivid Memories of 9/11, the Smells and Dust in the Air A fireman walks through the rubble and the smoldering wreckage of ground zero in New York on Oct. 11, 2001; Gary Friedman/AFP/Getty Images In the 10 years since 9/11, a lot of people have asked me what I… Continue reading
Sep 08 Appeals Court Throws Out Health Reform Challenge President Obama delivers a speech on his health care plan for the nation on March 8, 2010 at Arcadia University in Glenside, near Philadelphia, Pa. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. In one of the biggest victories for President Obama's… Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch Ground Zero Recovery Worker Suffers From Illness Due to Work Conditions Jon Sferazo, a iron worker who worked on recovery efforts at Ground Zero 5 years ago suffers from respiratory problems and psychological issues. He discusses how he tries to help others who suffer from trauma because of the Sept. 11… Continue watching
Sep 08 The Silent, Deadly Epidemic of Non-Communicable Disease CT scanners can be used to detect cancerous tumors. Photo by Flickr user Topsy Quret. In 10 days, the United Nations will convene a high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases. The world's global health news has been so dominated… Continue reading
Sep 08 Health Reform Supporters Fret Over New Rules By mcarey Photo by Flickr user seiuhealthcare775nw Publicly, consumer and patient advocates continue to cheer wildly for last year's health care law. Behind the scenes, however, some worry that they are losing a few key battles to the insurance and business communities. Continue reading