The American yogurt culture, so to speak, has greatly benefited from the overwhelming trend toward healthier Greek brands in the past decade. But, if you are still eating the more commercial sweetened types of yogurt, there is a bit of good news for you as General Mills announced they are cutting the sugar in their Yoplait Original by 25 percent.
Progress in many areas of public health are a cause for optimism said the head of WHO, the UN's World Health Organization, including three particularly encouraging trends: an increased investment in health systems; recognition of the reality of climate change by world leaders; and the resurgence of interest in primary health care, including the record-breaking effort to slash measle deaths in children.
The father of the groom was too sick to travel to the planned wedding of his son in California, so the nursing staff at the hospital decided to throw a wedding party in his room and arrange for a Skype web link to view the entire ceremony. From the guest book, to the cake and the sparkling apple cider, the nurses didn't miss any details.
August 19 marks the 11th annual World Humanitarian Day. The day honors people like UN humanitarian veteran Sergio Vieira de Mello, who lost his life in the UN Headquarters bombing in Baghdad in 2003. It is a tribute to aid workers worldwide, a commemoration to those who have lost their lives and a celebration of the spirit of humanitarian work around the world.
The numbers are coming in, and it appears that for many Americans the health-insurance plans bought under the new government program (known as Obamacare) are fairly affordable.
He grew up to become a doctor inspired by the moment as a young orphan when Seattle Children's Hospital accepted a 50-cent piece from him as payment for a year's worth of treatment for his rare bone disorder. He vowed to pay back the hospital one day and now his estate is bequeathing $1.5 million as repayment.
A Minnesota nursing home offering free hospice care to cancer patients has expanded its mission.
Imagine taking your little girl to the dentist for a routine cleaning and having it lead directly to a 9-hour major medical surgery the following Friday. The surgery saved 11-year-old Journee's life and it was due to the diligence of a dental hygienist who was concerned because the whites of the her eyes seemed yellow.
We heal each other all the time, and don't even realize that we're doing it. Healing comes out of a very simple realization: knowing your life matters to another person, and connecting to something larger and unseen.
After a life-threatening cancer diagnosis from her doctor, a Kansas woman realized the fragility of life and began painting the sunrise each morning. The talented artist working in pastels now has a visual diary of the expansive prairie sky that started one morning in 2005.
New cancer studies published yesterday are generating considerable excitement and anticipation among cancer specialists, who said in interviews that the results are some of the strongest data seen in years for new breast cancer therapies.
Once a week, an elderly couple heads to an unusual Chicago dance class tailored for Parkinson's patients. Their disease is checked at the door as they lose themselves in the slow and graceful movement.