Women’s Longevity Falling in Some Parts of U.S., Stress May Be Factor
Connecticut Health Investigative Team
Rochelle Sharpe
It’s one of the most disturbing trends in American health: women’s life spans are shrinking in many parts of the U.S., and no one knows why.
Continue readingThe Virtual Couch
Business Week
Rochelle Sharpe
The Web brings treatment to those who can’t – or won’t – set foot in an analyst’s office
Continue readingThe Bomb: Hiroshima survivors still suffer
Gannett News Service
Rochelle Sharpe
The mushroom cloud was a memory, the dead cremated long ago.
Continue readingViagra’s Success Spotlights the Dark Side of Sex
The Wall Street Journal
Nancy Ann Jeffrey and Rochelle Sharpe
As a million men have rushed to take the impotence pill Viagra in its just nine weeks on the market, the biggest drug craze since Prozac is spotlighting a new medical risk
Continue readingStaking Claims: One Effect of a Law On Diet Supplements Is Leaner Regulation
The Wall Street Journal
Rochelle Sharpe
With Web Site, Smart Ads And Supplier, One Man Scores on a `Stud Pill’ — Five Cops vs. 20,000 Products
Continue readingPainkiller: How a Drug Approved By the FDA Turned Into a Lethal Failure
The Wall Street Journal
Rochelle Sharpe
Despite Early Doubts, Duract Carried a Mild Warning; Then, Some Patients Died — `A Lot of Wishful Thinking’
Continue readingThe 20 Most Life-Changing Medical Breakthroughs Of 2017
Prevention Magazine
Rochelle Sharpe
Research scientists around the world have been working on new medical treatments that will improve millions of lives.
Continue readingDrugs: Look-Alike Names Lead to Drug Mix-Ups
The Wall Street Journal
Rochelle Sharpe
Drug names can be hazardous to your health — and to pharmaceutical companies, too.
Continue readingDoctors Misdiagnose 1 in 10 Patients – Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Prevention Magazine
Rochelle Sharpe
Denise Cornwell had felt the lumps for years.
Continue readingHeart testing bill signed by Perry required unnecessary tests, critics charge
The Center for Public Integrity
Rochelle Sharpe
Texas governor is harsh critic of Obamacare, but Lone Star state among nation’s leaders in health insurance mandates
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