SATURDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- High school athletes who
have suffered two or more concussions may already have early symptoms of
'post-concussion syndrome,' according to a new study.
British health authorities issued new guidelines on Saturday to try to halt the spread of "superbug" infections that are resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics, known as carbapenems.
Moscow and at least two other cities shut all their elementary schools Saturday to help fight one of the worst flu outbreaks to hit central Russia in more than a decade, officials said.
Despite reports of liver damage in some women using black cohosh to ease menopause symptoms, clinical trials testing one major brand of this herb have so far found no evidence that it is to blame, according to a research review.
Venezuelan Health Minister Eugenia Sader said Friday that 111 people went to the hospital to be checked for cholera, an illness they may have picked up at a wedding in the Dominican Republic.
President Barack Obama said on Friday his healthcare overhaul is an important part of efforts to cut the budget deficit and insisted he will not "refight" the battle to pass the law.
Venezuela's government says the number of cholera cases in the country has jumped to 111, with more people testing positive after attending a wedding in the Dominican Republic.
The piles of garbage are chest high outside a marketplace where an ongoing political crisis has halted trash collection and led to a cholera outbreak that has already left seven people dead.