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Days after giving birth to twins, a South Carolina mother has been hospitalized for what doctors say is a rare flesh-eating infection. Friends of Lana Kuykendall said on NBC’s “Today” show Thursday that the 36-year-old mother noticed a spot on the back of her left leg after giving birth to twins last week. Krissy Davison [...]
About 1.1 million adults in the U.S. — or 3.6 percent of the nation’s adult population — are prone to sleepwalking, according to new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine. The research also showed an association between sleepwalking and psychiatric disorders, such as depression and anxiety. The study “underscores that fact that sleepwalking is much [...]
(Health.com) — New FDA rules are helping ensure that we get the protection we pay for, and with skin cancer on the rise (one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime), these changes can’t come soon enough. Key fixes: Sunscreens will be labeled “water resistant” (as opposed to waterproof [...]
Study found fewer worked after high school, compared to others with disabilities MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) — Young adults with an autism spectrum disorder are less likely to continue their education or get a job after high school when compared to young adults with other disabilities, new research indicates. According to the study, only [...]
Does your employee refuse to sit at the conference table, passing up the doughnuts at the morning status meeting? Does the new intern always have an excuse not to go out for Friday night beers at the local hangout? Does your office mate leave the office every time you come back to your desk with [...]
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