Two treatments, fecal transplants and stem cells, are being researched that show promised in treating Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory disorder of the bowels.
Emergency rooms and poisong control centers around the country are reporting a sharp increase in people having a reaction to some versions of street drugs called spice.
Federal health officials have issued an alert to state and municipal health departments telling them to ensure they are identifying and tracking cases of HIV and hepatitis C in the wake of the ongoing HIV outbreak in Indiana.
A large study found that being vaccinated with MMR was not associated with an increased risk at any age even for children with a sibling with autism spectrum disorders.
The Kaiser Permanente Division of Researchis launching a program to gather genetic material from families to help study autism . The programwill give researchers access to detailed genetic, medical, and environmental information.
The quick death of a vibrant teen in Virginia has left her family, friends, and the rest of the community baffled. But the health department has the answer.
Hundreds of California parents went to the State Capitol to stop a bill that would eliminate the so-called “personal belief” exemption for childhood vaccinations.
