Doctors discover a new test that detects iron deficiency in infants earlier and more accurately than the commonly used hemoglobin screening test

People who suffer a heart attack or have severe coronary heart disease, could also be suffering from unrecognized diabetes according to new research.

Dr. Darcy Green Conaway told Reuters Health that "the majority of patients" who are seen in emergency rooms with a heart attack or heart-related chest pain "have impaired glucose metabolism," and this represents an opportunity for doctors to intervene. "Only once we recognize what we are missing can we then improve it

Swedish researchers recently discovered a virus named human bocavirus, which they believe causes respiratory infections in children.

Their report, published in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, underlines how little doctors know about the sources of most respiratory infections

People who suffer a heart attack or have severe coronary heart disease, could also be suffering from unrecognized diabetes according to new research.

Dr. Darcy Green Conaway told Reuters Health that "the majority of patients" who are seen in emergency rooms with a heart attack or heart-related chest pain "have impaired glucose metabolism," and this represents an opportunity for doctors to intervene. "Only once we recognize what we are missing can we then improve it

The Denver coroner's office performs an autopsy on the body of 23-year-old Thomas Herrion, the 49ers offensive lineman who collapsed Saturday in the Niners' locker room following the team's preseason game.

He was subsequently rushed to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead