Posted: 3:49 AM British officials say a mysterious virus related to SARS may have spread between humans, as they confirmed the 11th case worldwide of the new coronavirus in a patient who they say probably caught it from a family member
Posted: 9:34 PM Feeling like you're coming down with a cold, maybe the flu? It could be an allergy.
Posted: 9:37 PM The benefits of breast feeding your infant are clear cut. Disease resistance, plus a less likely chance of developing juvenile diabetes and even M.S later in life. With the Affordable Health Care Act, insurance companies are now required to cover the cost of breast pumps and lactation consultants.
Updated: 3:39 PM A study released this week indicates that couples who drink together, stay together.
Updated: 8:00 PM It's estimated 80,000,000 Americans suffer from some form of sinusitis. Symptoms include facial pain, nasal blockage, and headaches. For some people its a chronic problem, going on all year with no relief. For many antibiotics and steroids become a treatment ritual. A relatively new procedure is providing relief for many of these patients.
Posted: 4:10 PM A big unknown for Nevada hospitals under the federal health care reform law is compensation for costs incurred for treating indigent patients.
Posted: 6:36 AM A coalition of more than 100 groups is recommending that student athletes have access to health care professionals, better-trained coaches and up-to-date equipment.
Updated: 4:10 AM We are halfway through the flu season and are seeing some interesting trends with this disease. Health experts have told us this year's strain is more powerful than usual. We've always been told seniors and young children are more at risk. With that information take note of just whose is being hospitalized nationwide in alarming numbers.
Posted: 11:51 AM Massachusetts officials have ordered 11 compounding pharmacies to completely or partially shut down after a series of recent unannounced state inspections.
Updated: 3:20 AM California's medical marijuana dispensaries are preparing for the next word on how far state law goes in giving them a right to exist.
Posted: 11:26 AM A Catholic hospital acknowledges it was "morally wrong" to argue in court that a fetus is not a human being under Colorado law.
Posted: 10:33 PM Children in need of a flu shot may be able to get a free one Monday at Shoppers Square in Reno.
Posted: 2:17 PM Almost all candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools.
Updated: 5:24 AM Some bottles of Triaminic and Theraflu cold and allergy syrups are being recalled because the child-resistant bottle caps may be defective.
Posted: 9:14 PM Is your doctor overworked? A new survey published in the JAMA Internal Medicine Monday could leave you worried sick.
Posted: 9:19 AM Federal regulators say a Florida company has been marketing an untested inhaled formula as a flu remedy in violation of drug safety regulations.
Posted: 6:02 AM An Ohio hospital where a nurse accidentally threw out a viable kidney has resumed its kidney transplant program.
Posted: 8:42 AM Federal health officials say at least 16 people in five states have been sickened by salmonella food poisoning linked to ground beef.
Updated: 4:42 PM The "stomach bug" is spreading again in the U-S. If someone you know is suffering from severe upset stomach, diarrhea and fatigue, it could be a case of "norovirus." But this illness is a bit tougher than your standard stomach flu.
Posted: 4:17 PM A bankruptcy court judge has frozen the assets of the owners of a Massachusetts pharmacy blamed for a deadly meningitis outbreak.
Updated: 4:07 PM Health officials say normal woodburning is okay into at least Saturday.
Posted: 3:58 AM Customers of the new Walmart store in Gardnerville can get their medical ailments checked out while browsing the aisles for other shopping deals.
Updated: 11:47 PM At a time when it's tough to find a pharmacy that has the flu shot in our area, schools have been providing relief for families. In fact, thousands of students in the Washoe County School District have already been immunized thanks to clinics that are taking place on campus. The shots are free and parents don't even need to be there.
Updated: 5:58 PM Health officials say a new strain of stomach bug that's sweeping the globe is taking over in the U.S.
Posted: 5:27 PM Here's a possible new cost for people with the cigarette habit.
