Wellness

May 9, 2013

Gene test may help cancer treatment

BREAKTHROUGH: A new genetic test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help men decide whether they need to treat their cancer right away …

Physical by smartphone becoming real possibility May 9, 2013

Physical by smartphone becoming real possibility

If this sounds like a little too much DIY medical care, well, the idea isn’t to self-diagnose with Dr. iPhone. But companies are rapidly developing miniature medical devices that tap the power of the ubiquitous smartphone in hopes of changing how people monitor their own health.

May 9, 2013

Anxiety disorder goes beyond occasional nervousness

Diagnosis of social anxiety disorder typically involves having a detailed discussion with your doctor or mental health care provider and often filling out psychological questionnaires or self-assessments.

May 9, 2013

Car seat installation crucial to safety, experts say

According to local hospitals and police, more than 90 percent of car seats that police and hospital car seat technicians see are incorrectly installed.

May 8, 2013

Some hospitals charge vastly more for same care

The average charges for joint replacement range from about $5,300 at an Ada, Okla., hospital to $223,000 in Monterey Park, Calif.

FILE - This Dec. 9, 2011 file photo shows an open tanning booth at Amazing Tans in Sacramento, Calif. The FDA announced Monday, May 6, 2013, it wants all tanning beds to carry language warning people under the age of 18 about the risks of indoor tanning. The agency would also require manufacturers to submit their beds for federal review before marketing them. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) May 8, 2013

FDA wants cancer warnings on tanning beds

Recent studies have shown that the risk of melanoma is 75 percent higher in people who have been exposed to ultraviolet radiation from indoor tanning

TIME AND SPACE: New brain ICU center at Anschutz focuses on better outcomes for stroke and aneurism patients May 2, 2013

TIME AND SPACE: New brain ICU center at Anschutz focuses on better outcomes for stroke and aneurism patients

“It’s really nothing short of a ballet,” Neumann said. “A really well-orchestrated ballet.”

This undated image made available by Teva Women's Health shows the packaging for their Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel) tablet, one of the brands known as the "morning-after pill." The Plan B morning-after pill is moving over-the-counter, a decision announced by the Food and Drug Administration just days before a court-imposed deadline. On April 30, 2013, the FDA lowered to 15 the age at which girls and women can buy the emergency contraceptive without a prescription — and said it no longer has to be kept behind pharmacy counters. Instead, the pill can sit on drugstore shelves just like condoms, but that buyers would have to prove their age at the cash register. (AP Photo/Teva Women's Health) Apr 30, 2013

FDA: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up

Teva Women's Health, which makes Plan B, said it would begin over-the-counter sales in a few months

In this July 13, 2012 photo, Hannah Warren, 2, poses with her parents Lee Young-mi and Darryl Warren at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea. Hannah received a new windpipe made from her own stem cells in a landmark operation on April 9, 2013, at Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria, Ill. She is the youngest patient ever to get the experimental treatment. Hannah was born without a windpipe and her doctors in South Korea expected her to die, but doctors in Illinois said Tuesday, April 30, 2013, she is recovering and likely will lead a normal life. (AP Photo/The Korea Herald, Kim Myung-sub) Apr 30, 2013

Toddler is youngest to ever get lab-made windpipe

"We feel like she's reborn," said Hannah's father, Darryl Warren.

Apr 30, 2013

Obama administration simplifies health care form

Administration officials say they have trimmed the paperwork burden back considerably.