Controversial update to psychiatry manual, DSM-5, arrives

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT

Latest major revision since 1994 has been met with opposition from health advocates, medical community

Handbags may contain more germs than average toilet flush

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:06:43 EDT

Handbag handle the dirtiest part of the bag; Face or hand creams inside the purse had the most germs

Aimee Copeland, woman who survived flesh-eating infection, receives bionic hands

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:46:12 EDT

Aimee Copeland appeared in video trying out her new hands on everyday activities like hanging clothes, wiping a table

Depression may double stroke risk for middle-aged women

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:08:16 EDT

Experts question if stroke risk related to women taking antidepressants

Mild brain shock may improve math skills

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:16:24 EDT

Math struggles are present in about 20 percent of healthy adults and children, according to researchers

Demand for organic foods boosts industry's sway

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:48:12 EDT

Organic industry has exploded in the last decade, with $35 billion in sales and 10 percent growth just last year.

CDC finds mental health woes in one in five U.S. kids

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:51:49 EDT

ADHD was the most prevalent diagnosis in U.S. children and teens between the ages of 3 and 17

Parasite may make malaria-infected mosquitoes love smelly humans

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:58:34 EDT

Mosquitoes infected by Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites were more likely to land on, bite smelly socks than non-infected

Smoking marijuana linked to lower diabetes risk in study

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:21:02 EDT

Current pot smokers had 16 percent lower fasting insulin levels and 17 percent lower levels of insulin resistance than non-smokers

Cancer patients more than twice as likely to go bankrupt, study shows

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:24:34 EDT

Cancer patients who filed for bankruptcy were more likely to be younger, women and not white, researchers found

Traumatic brain injury may increase suicide risk for military personnel

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:25 EDT

21.7 percent of soldiers with at least one TBI thought about killing themselves, compared to 0 percent of those without injury

In Boston, "recovery from this marathon is not a sprint"

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:42:15 EDT

Doctors may be only now finding out the extent of bombing victims' other injuries, including auditory damage and psychological trauma

Music a boon to premature babies' health?

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:58:28 EDT

Despite recent studies touting benefits, many insurers won't pay for music therapy because of doubts it results in lasting medical improvements

CDC finds public swimming pools rife with fecal contamination

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:01:00 EDT

Fecal contamination found in nearly 60 percent of pools tested; CDC urges more showering before swimming, not swallowing pool water

Video: "Psychiatrist's bible" changes: Doctor talks controversy

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:51:13 EDT

Dr. Allen Frances, co-author of the previous version of the "Diagnostic and Strategic Manual of Mental Disorders" -- known as "the psychiatrist's bible" -- discusses new, controversial changes to the text. Frances is the author of a new book called "Saving Normal."

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