SUNDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Gasoline engines produce far more of a particular type of air pollution than diesel engines, according to a new study. The researchers analyzed air pollution in Los Angeles and were surprised to find that gasoline engines were responsible for most secondary organic aerosols ...

Imagine a contraceptive that could, with one or two painless 15-minute non-surgical treatments, provide months of protection from pregnancy. And imagine that the equipment needed were already in physical therapists' offices around the world.

Imagine the following scenarios: a co-worker is spoken to condescendingly, excluded from a meeting, or ignored by a supervisor. How does it make you feel? Do you feel differently depending on whether your co-worker is a man or a woman? According to a new study, workers who witness incivility towards ...

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced that it has met a stopping rule in its RESPECT clinical trial - triggered by reaching the protocol-required number of primary events in the trial, defined as stroke and all-cause mortality - and is closing patient enrollment.

FRIDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The religious beliefs and traditions of the estimated 7 million Muslims in the United States significantly influence their attitudes about health care, and the medical establishment would do well to address their concerns, a new study suggests. For their report, researchers from the ...

SUNDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Be careful around gasoline. That's the message from the University of Michigan Health System's Trauma Burn Center, which has treated 14 gasoline-related burns in just the past month. "These kinds of injuries are avoidable and the painful consequences often last a lifetime," ...

BYU family life professor Larry Nelson's oldest daughter Jessica graduated from high school this spring, so his career researching the transition to adulthood is starting to get personal. Fortunately his latest study shows that certain types of dads remain a force for good with children who have moved out of ...

Doctors must not disregard confidentiality guidance when considering whether to report concerns about patients they suspect may be involved in terrorism. The UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS is issuing the warning following the publication yesterday of a revised government counter-terrorism programme. The Prevent strategy asks doctors and other healthcare ...

University of Chicago Medical Center registered nurses have voted overwhelmingly to approve a new collective bargaining contract with the University, National Nurses United said today. The RNs voted Wednesday and Thursday on the new agreement that they say achieves the nurses' main negotiating goals with major improvements ...

University of Adelaide researchers have shown for the first time how peppermint helps to relieve Irritable Bowel Syndrome, which affects up to 20% of the population. In a paper published this week in the international journal Pain, researchers from the University's Nerve-Gut Research Laboratory explain how peppermint activates an "anti-pain" ...

University of Adelaide researchers have shown for the first time how peppermint helps to relieve Irritable Bowel Syndrome, which affects up to 20% of the population. In a paper published this week in the international journal Pain , researchers from the University's Nerve-Gut Research Laboratory explain ...

University of Adelaide researchers have shown for the first time how peppermint helps to relieve Irritable Bowel Syndrome, which affects up to 20% of the population.