States’ Policies on Health Care Exclude Poorest

TimesCast Politics: Health Care Decision: The details, the politics and reaction from social media as the Supreme Court allows the health care law to largely stand. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld ...…

A Program to Combat Food Contamination

Jim Wilson/The New York Times Workers at Sundance Berry Farms in Watsonville, Calif., are learning ways to enhance food safety, like not wearing jewelry that might fall into boxes of berries. MOSS LANDING, Calif. — With p...…

National Briefing | Health: Abscesses Reported After Steroid Injections

Home Page Today's Paper Video Most Popular Edition: U.S. / Global Search All NYTimes.com World U.S. N.Y. / Region Business Technology Science Health Sports Opinion Arts Style Travel Job...…

‘Dianette gave me a stroke’: Fit and healthy woman who suffered devastating stroke at just 29 blames her contraceptive pill

Angela Macleod, now 40, enjoyed skiing and competitive swimmingWas prescribed Dianette after being diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome and suffered a major stroke just months laterDoctors were unable to confirm the cause but said they suspected t...…

People who suffer frequent bouts of heartburn are 78% more likely to get throat cancer

Those who take antacids reduce their throat cancer risk by 41 per centFrequent heartburn causes different cells to develop in oesophagusThese cells are abnormal so they are more likely to become cancerousHeartburn can be reduced by stopping smoking a...…

The purple tomatoes with double the shelf life: Compound that helps them stay fresh may also have health benefits

By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 00:27 GMT, 24 May 2013 | UPDATED: 15:52 GMT, 24 May 2013 42 View comments Tomatoes…

Ask Well: White-Coat Hypertension

Premature baby defies the odds to survive despite doctors recommending SEVEN times that her life support was turned off

Kenda Mohamed was born 13 weeks early weighing just 1.4lbsParents were told she was unlikely to survive and…

Incredible video shows patient playing guitar as doctors live-streamed his operation

Musician Brad Carter, 39, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2006Hand tremors caused by condition meant he lost…

You are what you watch: Booze and junk food-filled diets of our favourite TV soaps slammed by experts (and Emmerdale residents are the most unhealthy)

Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks analysedIn-depth examination of over 830 scenes reveal unhealthy living the normEmmerdale character…

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