Your Health

No-Drill Dentistry: Fluoride Treatments Can Prevent Cavities In Adults

2:25pm March 14, 2016

by Vannessa Rancano

If the whir of a drill as it bores into a molar terrifies you, we have some good news. Dentists have better ways to prevent cavities in adults with fluoride treatments most commonly used on kids.

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Bad Luck Or Bad Genes? Dealing With BRCA And 'A Cancer In The Family'

1:29pm March 14, 2016

Oncologist Theodora Ross discusses the hereditary nature of cancer and her own predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer, which led her to have a double mastectomy and to have her ovaries removed.

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How To Pick A Tooth Paste

5:11am March 14, 2016

by Patti Neighmond

Go to any pharmacy or grocery store and stand in front of the toothpaste aisle and you will face an overwhelming array of choices. Each brand has a plethora of options

Paramedic Phil Salamone carries naloxone, a drug used to reverse an opioid overdose.

A Small Town Wonders What To Do When Heroin Is 'Everywhere'

9:30am March 12, 2016

by Melissa Block

In Kutztown, Pa., school nurses stock naloxone to treat heroin overdoses. "Kids aren't afraid of it," a guidance counselor says. "It's available and it's cheap."

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How much value is there for seniors in staring at the eye chart in the primary care doctor's office?

Health & Safety

Guideline Group, Eye Doctors Disagree On Vision Tests For Seniors

5:00am March 11, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says there isn't enough evidence to know whether vision screening given by primary care doctors benefits patients.

A medical researcher prepares tests for various diseases including Zika.

How Best To Test For Zika Virus?

5:38pm March 10, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Getting an accurate diagnosis is a big hurdle in the current outbreak of Zika virus. There are three kinds of tests for Zika, and each has problems. Scientists are working hard to improve diagnosis.

A still from the Mutual Rescue film about Eric and Peety.

He Rescued A Dog. Then The Dog Rescued Him

5:13pm March 10, 2016

by Nancy Shute

Eric O'Grey was 51, obese and suffering from diabetes and high cholesterol when he took home an overweight shelter dog. Now the duo are headlining a campaign on how pets improve humans' lives.

Lack of focus at school might be ADHD. Or it might be a function of being young for that grade.

Youngest Kids In Class At Higher Risk Of ADHD Diagnosis

5:00pm March 10, 2016

by Angus Chen

But researchers say getting the diagnosis doesn't necessarily mean that these students have the disorder.

Asian-American teens say there's a stereotype that they're studious, not sexy.

Asian-American Teens Say They Lie To Doctors About Sex

2:27pm March 09, 2016

by Katherine Du

Doctors presume that Asian-American teens aren't having sex, and teenagers presume that doctors will tell their parents if they ask about contraception or other key aspects of sexual health.

Mariel Mohns and Mustafa Rasheed are working in a University of Wisconsin lab that's trying to figure out how Zika virus could be damaging fetuses.

Scientists Report In Real Time On Challenging Zika Research

7:31pm March 08, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

It's rare for researchers to share their data as they work, but scientists in Wisconsin are reporting on their Zika virus experiments in real time. They say it's critical for stopping the virus.

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