Wednesday, May 16 2012 6:20 PM EDT2012-05-16 22:20:30 GMT
One in 10 adults suffers from some type of depression. Medications and psychotherapy are common treatments, but for many, they just don't work. Now, a treatment considered barbaric decades ago is making a big comeback.more>>
One in 10 adults suffers from some type of depression. Medications and psychotherapy are common treatments, but for many, they just don't work. Now, a treatment considered barbaric decades ago is making a big comeback.more>>
Tuesday, May 15 2012 6:20 PM EDT2012-05-15 22:20:30 GMT
Multiple Sclerosis attacks when people are in the prime of their lives. It slowly robs them of control of their muscles and control of their lives. It's an autoimmune disease that targets the brain and nervous system.more>>
Multiple Sclerosis attacks when people are in the prime of their lives. It slowly robs them of control of their muscles and control of their lives. It's an autoimmune disease that targets the brain and nervous system.more>>
Monday, May 14 2012 6:20 PM EDT2012-05-14 22:20:32 GMT
There have been more than 1,000 reported cases of energy drink overdoses and adverse reactions. Still, they're flying off store shelves.more>>
In the last four years alone, ER visits associated with non-alcoholic energy drinks increased by about 12,000. There have been more than 1,000 reported cases of energy drink overdoses and adverse reactions. Still, they're flying off store shelves.more>>
Friday, May 11 2012 6:20 PM EDT2012-05-11 22:20:53 GMT
Do you hate going to the dentist? You're not alone. Fifty percent of all Americans say they dread going. The biggest reason is painful injections, but there's a new device that's giving patients good vibrations.more>>
Do you hate going to the dentist? You're not alone. Fifty percent of all Americans say they dread going. The biggest reason is painful injections, but there's a new device that's giving patients good vibrations.more>>
Thursday, May 10 2012 6:20 PM EDT2012-05-10 22:20:47 GMT
They help many of us see, but no one can see them. Millions of Americans wear contact lenses. Now, a few recent studies show almost all of those people are putting their eyes in danger.more>>
They help many of us see, but no one can see them. Millions of Americans wear contact lenses. Now, a few recent studies show almost all of those people are putting their eyes in danger.more>>
Wednesday, May 9 2012 6:20 PM EDT2012-05-09 22:20:31 GMT
Conquering breast cancer is not an easy feat. Once it's beaten, there's always a chance it could come back. Now doctors are working on a new way to help breast cancer survivors win the fight once and for all.more>>
Conquering breast cancer is not an easy feat. Once it's beaten, there's always a chance it could come back. Now doctors are working on a new way to help breast cancer survivors win the fight once and for all.more>>
Tuesday, May 8 2012 6:20 PM EDT2012-05-08 22:20:28 GMT
Removing a chunk of the brain is the traditional way to cure certain kinds of epilepsy, but the complications can be worse than the seizures. Now there's a new high-tech, low-risk way to erase epilepsy.more>>
Peeling back the scalp, cutting the skull and removing a chunk of the brain. It's the traditional way to cure certain kinds of epilepsy, but the complications can be worse than the seizures. Now there's a new high-tech and low-risk way to erase epilepsy.more>>
Thursday, May 3 2012 6:21 PM EDT2012-05-03 22:21:05 GMT
HPV is the most common sexually-transmitted virus in the U.S., but what many don't know is HPV can also cause a serious respiratory disease. Now, curing this lung problem could be the first step to curing HPV.more>>
HPV is the most common sexually-transmitted virus in the U.S., but what many don't know is HPV can also cause a serious respiratory disease. Now, curing this lung problem could be the first step to curing HPV.more>>
Many primary care doctors don't know the long-term side effects of the chemotherapy treatments.more>>
Many primary care doctors don't know the long-term side effects of the chemotherapy treatments that cancer survivors under their care may have been given, a new survey found.more>>
Children with autism given a squirt of a nasal spray containing the hormone oxytocin showed more activity in brain regions involved with processing social information.more>>
Children with autism given a squirt of a nasal spray containing the hormone oxytocin showed more activity in brain regions known to be involved with processing social information, a small study found.more>>
It was the small square photo clipped to an applicant's resume that most influenced whether a woman would be hired. more>>
It was the small square photo clipped to an applicant's resume that most influenced whether a woman would be hired. But there was a hidden catch: The pictures showed the same six women both before and after weight-loss.more>>
Heart palpitations and high blood pressure are strong risk factors for a common heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study reports.more>>
Heart palpitations and high blood pressure are strong risk factors for a common heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study reports.more>>
Although people with a family history of high blood pressure (hypertension) are at much greater risk of developing the condition themselves, regular exercise and physical fitness may significantly lower that risk.more>>
Although people with a family history of high blood pressure (hypertension) are at much greater risk of developing the condition themselves, regular exercise and physical fitness may significantly lower that risk.more>>
Corticosteroid nasal sprays apparently are not a silver bullet when it comes to symptom relief for acute sinusitis patients, a new review suggests.more>>
Corticosteroid nasal sprays apparently are not a silver bullet when it comes to symptom relief for acute sinusitis patients, a new review suggests.more>>
The blockbuster drug Plavix (clopidogrel), used to prevent clotting in some heart patients, will go off patent in the United States on Thursday.more>>
The blockbuster drug Plavix (clopidogrel), used to prevent clotting in some heart patients, will go off patent in the United States on Thursday, making it considerably more affordable.more>>
Cases of children rushed to the emergency room after accidentally swallowing coin-sized batteries found in many household gadgets have doubled over the past two decades.more>>
Cases of children rushed to the emergency room after accidentally swallowing coin-sized batteries found in many household gadgets have doubled over the past two decades, new research reveals.more>>
People who receive treatment for chronic and acute low-back pain show significant improvement in the first six weeks, but may still have some pain and disability.more>>
People who receive treatment for chronic and acute low-back pain show significant improvement in the first six weeks, but may still have some pain and disability after one year, according to a new study.more>>
It can be difficult during the spring months for parents to determine whether their children have a cold or seasonal allergies.more>>
It can be difficult during the spring months for parents to determine whether their children have a cold or seasonal allergies, but an expert outlines how to tell the difference.more>>
Young adults with an autism spectrum disorder are less likely to continue their education or get a job after high school.more>>
Young adults with an autism spectrum disorder are less likely to continue their education or get a job after high school when compared to young adults with other disabilities, new research indicates.more>>
Obese women often stop getting their periods, but new research suggests weight-loss surgery can help regulate their monthly cycles.more>>
Obese women often stop getting their periods, but new research suggests weight-loss surgery can help regulate their monthly cycles, while also stemming excessive hair growth and skin problems.more>>
Potentially lifesaving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are not close at hand in most cases of cardiac arrest that occur in public places, according to a new study.more>>
Potentially lifesaving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are not close at hand in most cases of cardiac arrest that occur in public places, according to a new study.more>>
U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers on Thursday endorsed the use of the drug Truvada as a means to help prevent HIV infection in healthy people.more>>
U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers on Thursday endorsed the use of the drug Truvada as a means to help prevent HIV infection in healthy people at high risk of contracting the AIDS-causing virus.more>>
An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended approval of the weight-loss medication lorcaserin, even though concerns remain about cardiovascular side effects.more>>
An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended approval of the weight-loss medication lorcaserin, even though concerns remain about cardiovascular side effects.more>>
Some women using hormonal contraceptives other than birth control pills may have an increased risk for serious blood clots, Danish researchers report.more>>
Some women using hormonal contraceptives other than birth control pills may have an increased risk for serious blood clots, Danish researchers report.more>>
Inducing labor after a woman has been pregnant for more than 37 weeks can reduce an infant's risk of death before, during or shortly after birth.more>>
Inducing labor after a woman has been pregnant for more than 37 weeks can reduce an infant's risk of death before, during or shortly after birth without increasing the need for cesarean delivery, a new study says.more>>
A new study suggests that severe weight gain might raise the risk for rheumatoid arthritis -- a painful, chronic ailment -- especially among obese women.more>>
A new study suggests that severe weight gain might raise the risk for rheumatoid arthritis -- a painful, chronic ailment -- especially among obese women.more>>
The widely used class of cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins may help elderly patients with high blood pressure avoid developing atrial fibrillation.more>>
The widely used class of cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins may help elderly patients with high blood pressure avoid developing atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm abnormality tied to stroke.more>>
Children who wake up at night and are allowed to fall back asleep in their parents' bed are less likely to be overweight than kids put back into their own bed, a new study says.more>>
Children who wake up at night and are allowed to fall back asleep in their parents' bed are less likely to be overweight than kids put back into their own bed, a new study says.more>>
Women who use an intrauterine device (IUD) as birth control may not have to worry about gaining weight after the device is implanted, new research suggests.more>>
Women who use an intrauterine device (IUD) as birth control may not have to worry about gaining weight after the device is implanted, new research suggests.more>>
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked the makers of these devices to factor in the safety of pediatric patients when using existing machines and designing new ones.more>>
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked the makers of these devices to factor in the safety of pediatric patients when using existing machines and designing new ones.more>>
A case study showing how a grocery bag and its contents caused an outbreak of the stomach bug norovirus highlights the role that inanimate objects can play in such outbreaks, researchers say.more>>
A case study showing how a grocery bag and its contents caused an outbreak of the stomach bug norovirus highlights the role that inanimate objects can play in such outbreaks, researchers say.more>>
A five-year study of home births in Oregon found an elevated rate of deaths among babies that had to be transferred to the hospital because something went wrong during the delivery.more>>
A five-year study of home births in Oregon found an elevated rate of deaths among babies that had to be transferred to the hospital because something went wrong during the delivery.more>>
Nearly half of the counties in the United States lack a single obstetrician-gynecologist, a situation that may worsen.more>>
Nearly half of the counties in the United States lack a single obstetrician-gynecologist, a situation that may worsen as medical school graduates gravitate toward metropolitan areas, a new study indicates.more>>
Pre-teens living in states that require vaccinations for incoming middle school students are more likely to be immunized than those in states without such requirements.more>>
Pre-teens living in states that require vaccinations for incoming middle school students are more likely to be immunized than those in states without such requirements, a new study finds.more>>
Patients with mental health emergencies wait an average of 11.5 hours -- nearly half a day -- in hospital emergency departments.more>>
Patients with mental health emergencies wait an average of 11.5 hours -- nearly half a day -- in hospital emergency departments, and those who are older, uninsured or intoxicated wait even longer, a new study says.more>>
E. coli bacteria's resistance to ciprofloxacin (Cipro), the most widely prescribed antimicrobial for urinary tract infections in the United States, increased five-fold between 2000 and 2010, according to a new study.more>>
E. coli bacteria's resistance to ciprofloxacin (Cipro), the most widely prescribed antimicrobial for urinary tract infections in the United States, increased five-fold between 2000 and 2010, according to a new study.more>>
Jogging regularly could add about six years to your life, a new Danish study suggests.more>>
Jogging regularly could add about six years to your life, a new Danish study suggests.more>>
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Drivers across Tennessee are feeling the pinch of ever-rising gas prices. NewsChannel 5.com has compiled a new resource that links a number of Web sites to find the cheapest gas near you.more>>
