Tuberculosis in US Hits Lowest Levels Ever
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The rate of tuberculosis hit an all-time low in the United States in 2012, with fewer than 10,000 new cases reported.With World Tuberculosis Day on Sunday, the Center for Disease Control’s National Tuberculosis Surveill…
‘Zoobiquity’: 7 Diseases Animals Share With Humans
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz is a sort of modern day Dr. Dolittle.For the past six years, the UCLA cardiologist has been consulting with the Los Angeles Zoo to help treat diseases found in animals. Natterson-Horow…
University of Chicago Student, 21, to Become Youngest to Attain M.D.
ABC News(CHICAGO) — Sho Yano says that even though the reference to the popular ’90s show Doogie Howser M.D. amuses him and makes him feel “pretty good,” he doesn’t want to be known as a “whiz kid.”“I kind of …
How Do Docs Prescribe Kids’ Meds? Guess
Comstock/Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — The last time your doctor gave you a prescription, it likely came with specific information on the correct and safe dosage to take, determined from years of clinical trials. But when kids need certain prescr…
After 200 Years of Surgery: Cutting to Cure Has Come a Long Way
Keith Brofsky/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The 3.5-inch tumor in Cynthia Miller’s throat threatened to choke her, leaving her no choice but to have it removed. “I had no idea I was even sick,” said Miller, 55, who lives in Maitland, Fla. “I woke up in the m…