Story By: by Scott Hensley More than a half-million bottles of Tylenol for babies have been recalled because of complaints about a new system for getting the dose right. The doughnut-like receptacle for the syringe seen in the neck of the bottle can get pushed down into the liquid medicine. Johnson & Johnson keeps finding [...]
By Neale Gulley LE ROY, New York | Sat Feb 4, 2012 5:52pm EST LE ROY, New York (Reuters) – State health officials have added three more names to a growing list of students in this working-class town who are experiencing mysterious tics and twitching, while authorities on Saturday sought to assure parents the community’s [...]
The US tradition of having a baby shower to celebrate an impending birth is now commonplace in the UK. But "foetus parties", where people gather to view 3D and 4D scan pictures are also gaining in popularity. In this week's Scrubbing Up. Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her [...]
Story By: by Gigi Douban If there’s a test for it, chances are a storefront lab is eager to help you have it done. – Michael Wilkes, professor of medicine, University of California, Davis – Kevin Hein, a lawyer who represents lab franchisees “It’s another way for people to take control of their own health [...]
HONG KONG | Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:03pm EDT HONG KONG (Reuters) – Far fewer newborn babies in China are dying compared to 15 years ago, researchers reported on Friday, underscoring the success of a Chinese programme to encourage women to deliver in hospitals rather than at home. Deaths among newborn babies fell 62 percent [...]