It's allergy season, and Omaha is one of the worst cities in the nation for allergies.
If you have a swimming pool or if your child swims a lot, listen up. New research shows chlorine may increase the odds your child could develop asthma or allergies.
There's more evidence that the main ingredient used in many insect repellants may affect the central nervous system.
The health risks for people undergoing surgery for obesity are dropping dramatically.
More than 60 percent of Alzheimer's patients will walk away and go missing at some point: a scary statistic. But a simple bracelet is helping to find them faster!
A study found kids who died suddenly were more likely to have taken drugs like Ritalin or Adderall than children who didn't take drugs for ADHD.
The Douglas County Health Department is encouraging people to enter the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services contest to develop a public service announcement (PSA) to increase awareness of the H1N1 flu. The winner will be awarded $2,500.
Adding an organ donation option to the average Facebook user's profile prompted a dramatic rise in potential donors, researchers report.
Adding an organ donation option to the average Facebook user's profile prompted a dramatic rise in potential donors, researchers report.
Plenty of Americans are eager to use their mobile phones and tablet computers to better manage their health care, a new poll finds -- though the nation has a way to go before we're all consulting Dr. Smartphone.
Plenty of Americans are eager to use their mobile phones and tablet computers to better manage their health care, a new poll finds -- though the nation has a way to go before we're all consulting Dr. Smartphone.
U.S. veterans with Gulf War illness complain of different types of symptoms, and researchers now think they know why: There may be two distinct forms of the illness.
U.S. veterans with Gulf War illness complain of different types of symptoms, and researchers now think they know why: There may be two distinct forms of the illness, depending on which areas of the brain have atrophied.
Fewer than 25 percent of new doctors in the United States go into primary care, and only about 5 percent open offices in rural areas, according to a new study.
Fewer than 25 percent of new doctors in the United States go into primary care, and only about 5 percent open offices in rural areas, according to a new study.
If you hear that a friend's beloved family member has joined a clinical trial for cancer treatment, don't assume the patient is human.
If you hear that a friend's beloved family member has joined a clinical trial for cancer treatment, don't assume the patient is human.
Older adults who get steroid injections to ease lower back and leg pain may have increased odds of suffering a spine fracture, a new study suggests.
Older adults who get steroid injections to ease lower back and leg pain may have increased odds of suffering a spine fracture, a new study suggests.
In a decision that could have far-reaching implications for medicine, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that human genes cannot be patented.
In a decision that could have far-reaching implications for medicine, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that human genes cannot be patented.
A recent study of hand-washing habits found only 5 percent of people who used the restroom scrubbed long enough to kill germs that can cause infections.
A recent study of hand-washing habits found only 5 percent of people who used the restroom scrubbed long enough to kill germs that can cause infections.
New research seems to support the theory that Otzi the Iceman was attacked and suffered some form of brain damage in the final moments of his life.
New research seems to support the theory that Otzi the Iceman was attacked and suffered some form of brain damage in the final moments of his life.
Drivers who think hands-free devices for talking or texting are safer than handheld cellphones are mistaken, a new report suggests.
Drivers who think hands-free devices for talking or texting are safer than handheld cellphones are mistaken, a new report suggests.
