by Iacopo Luzi | Jul 8, 2016 | Health
WASHINGTON – La asistencia sanitaria para las personas con enfermedades mentales cambiará en Los Estados Unidos. Mas fundos, mas ayuda y mas comunicación con los familiares de los pacientes. Es esta la ley que se aprobó el 6 de Julio en la Cámara de...
by Ruojing Liu | Jun 28, 2016 | Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping up efforts to get hospitals and doctors to create better systems to reduce antibiotic resistance caused by overprescribing, a top CDC researcher said Tuesday. A recent study showed that about 30 percent of...
by Danielle Prieur | Jun 28, 2016 | Health
WASHINGTON — Most people have experienced some symptoms of heat illness working in their yard on a hot day, or jogging — feelings of dizziness, headache or increased heartbeat — which they deal with by drinking water or spending time in the shade....
by Jasmine Cen | May 24, 2016 | Health, Living, Topics
Congress has approved legislation giving the right to VA doctors to suggest medical marijuana to their veteran patients. As the bill awaits President Barack Obama’s signature, some veterans want Obama to step in for even more changes. The veterans and activists...
by Meggie Morris & Haydee Clotter | Apr 25, 2016 | Health
WASHINGTON – Service dogs shed fur on Capitol Hill’s carpets Thursday, amid growing criticism of the Veterans Affairs Department’s slow pace in clearly determining the therapeutic benefit dogs have for veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder. Dogs...
by Meggie Morris | Apr 21, 2016 | Health
WASHINGTON – In response to the nationwide heroin epidemic, some lawmakers are pressing to open controversial supervised facilities where addicts can shoot up more safely. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heroin-related overdose deaths increased 286...
