Need Overwhelms Makeshift Clinic in Syria Camp
By LIAM STACK
Activists say there is an acute need for care in makeshift refugee camps scattered on the Syrian side of the border.
Scientists say that the combination may be what made the outbreak among the deadliest in recent history.
Activists say there is an acute need for care in makeshift refugee camps scattered on the Syrian side of the border.
Nine images — one of a corpse and another of a man with a tracheotomy opening in his neck — are to appear on cigarette packages next year.
Senator Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana, said reports that doctors on Medtronic’s payroll might have hidden side effects were “deeply troubling.”
British lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to consider outlawing smoking in private vehicles carrying children, to reduce exposure to second-hand smoke.
The new FICO Medication Adherence Score can predict which patients are at highest risk for skipping or incorrectly using prescription medications, the company says.
Studying the nervous system of the roundworm is a promising approach for understanding the human brain.
One of the most widely known rules in running, the 10 percent rule, may not have any benefit, according to researchers.
The art exhibit “Health for Sale: Posters from the William H. Helfand Collection” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is gorgeous and fiercely funny.
Senator Orrin G. Hatch has helped the nutritional supplement industry, and been rewarded with donations.
These crepes make a wonderful main course for a vegetarian dinner party.
An experimental surgical procedure offers hope of a cure for one of the most dreaded side effects of breast cancer treatment — the arm pain that’s often caused by removing lymph nodes.
The F.D.A. released a special report on how to deal with effectively inspecting the growing flood of imported food and drugs coming into the United States.
Another infection caused by tick bites is spreading in the Lower Hudson Valley, and in other parts of the Northeast and the Upper Midwest.
New federal regulations on sunscreen labeling are set to take effect next year, but you shouldn’t wait to do all you can to protect your skin.
Many parents worry that keeping a dog or cat in the home increases a child's chance of developing pet allergies.
In the news: Sexting, addictions and sunscreens. Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
An unimaginable diagnosis is followed by worry, fear and tough decisions. Six people speak about how childhood cancer changed their lives.
Experts discuss biofilms and the underlying causes of chronic sinusitis.
The Times's fitness guinea pig, Karen Barrow, tries a samurai sword workout.
Did the same attributes that propelled Anthony Weiner to a successful political career also contribute to his downfall? Some researchers say yes.
Two veteran officers who had to retire have filed a federal job discrimination complaint, saying some officers are going without needed devices.
A study of extremely obese women who had undergone gastric bypass surgery showed that several who had had polycystic ovarian syndrome were able to conceive within three years of the operation.
This dish is an Italian classic from the Lombardy region.
Inflammation, and not necessarily infection, is the common theme in chronic sinusitis.
Articles in this series examine issues arising from the increasing use of medical radiation and the new technologies that deliver it.
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