Nearly 1.6 Million Dozen Eggs Pulled From Shelves Over Salmonella Concerns

Nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs sold across the South and Southwest are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. announced the voluntary recall Wednesday of 1,589,577 dozen white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs produced at two of its Texas farms. 

The eggs m...

Organized Sports Help Enhance Motor Skills In Children With Autism

Can organized sports help improve motor skills in kids with autism spectrum disorder?

Although motor delays are not part of the core diagnostic criteria, it's estimated that 50% to 88% of children with autism experience challenges with balance, hand-eye coordination, fine motor control and manual dexterity.

These difficulties can aff...

People Living Longer, But Spending More Years With Illness And Disability

People worldwide are living longer than ever before, but spending many of those extra years battling poor health, a new study says.

The global morbidity gap — the difference between total life expectancy and years of healthy life — widened by nearly two years within a generation, increasing from 8.8 years in 1990 to 10.7 years ...

Exercise Underwhelms As A Hip Arthritis Treatment, Review Concludes

Exercise doesn’t help improve pain from hip arthritis as much as doctors and physical therapists might hope, a new evidence review has concluded.

Exercises can relieve pain and improve function, but not enough that patients would notice these benefits in their everyday lives, according to a July 22 study in the Cochrane Database ...