NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a class-action lawsuit seeking to hold Apple Inc responsible for possible hearing loss caused by using its popular iPod music player.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elevated levels of three proteins show ovarian cancer is starting to grow years before women are diagnosed, but they do not increase soon enough to be an early indicator of the disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials plan to study the safety of medications taken during pregnancy with an eye toward using the data in future regulations and medical practice, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Restaurant menus that include calorie information do seem to encourage diners to exercise some restraint, a new study suggests.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials released standards for electronic medical records on Wednesday, seeking to spur the technology in hopes of cutting health costs and reducing medical errors.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets is being expanded because of consumer reports of an unusual moldy odor with the 100-count bottles, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said late on Monday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Avoiding “fast food” burgers and fried chicken may cut your risk of developing type 2 diabetes — the kind closely linked to obesity, new research hints.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking a cholesterol-lowering statin will lower your cholesterol but it won’t cut your risk of developing colorectal cancer, according to study of more than 400,000 Canadians.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast milk can be refrigerated for up to four days without losing its nutritional value or allowing bacteria to build up, a small study suggests.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hispanic kids are less likely than their non-Hispanic white counterparts to be diagnosed with autism, and socioeconomic factors don’t seem to explain the difference, according to a new study in Texas schoolchildren.