October 23, 2015 New Recommendations for the Flu Vaccine and Egg Allergies  A study presented at a recent ACAAI meeting in Boston suggest it is indeed safe for children with severe egg allergy to receive this extremely important vaccine, especially in those kids with asthma, to avoid complications of the flu
October 22, 2015 Web module helps patients decide about lung cancer screening A brief web-based decision aid gives current or former smokers individualized feedback on whether or not lung cancer screening is right for them, according to a small study.
September 8, 2015 High school students use e-cigarettes to vape marijuana, study says Nearly one in five high school students who said they used electronic cigarettes to vaporize nicotine also used them to vaporize pot, according to a survey of nearly 4,000 Connecticut teens.
June 12, 2015 30 Minnesota school children treated for carbon monoxide poisoning A southern Minnesota school building was evacuated on Thursday and 30 elementary students were treated at a local hospital for possible carbon monoxide poisoning, officials said.
June 12, 2015 Portugal traces deadly Legionnaires' outbreak to cooling towers Portuguese authorities said on Tuesday cooling towers at a fertilizer plant were the likely source of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that has killed five people and infected over 200, making it one of the world's largest ever outbreaks.
June 12, 2015 8 infants test positive for TB at Texas hospital Health screenings reveal that eight infants have tested positive for tuberculosis following the
June 12, 2015 Kids exposed to BPA before birth at risk of wheeze, study says Young kids who were exposed to Bisphenol A (BPA) before birth are more likely than others to have a wheeze before age five, according to a new study that found no connection to BPA exposure after birth.
June 12, 2015 The faces of smokeless tobacco use Smokeless tobacco use has been linked to various types of oral cancer, including cancer of the lips, throat and lining of the cheeks. Its effects can be devastating on a person's health and physical appearance, as demonstrated in these images.
May 21, 2015 Pregnant smokers persuaded to quit with free diapers Pregnant smokers in one northeast Ohio county can get free diapers in exchange for permanently kicking the habit through a new health program.
January 13, 2015 Girl dies after pharmacist refuses to give EpiPen without prescription A teenage girl died on the street after a pharmacy refused to hand over a life-saving adrenaline injection to the girl's mother because she didn't have a prescription.