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Study on 8 million high school athletes: Chocolate milk outperforms sports drink

September 16, 2019 In the first-ever field-based study of high school athletes recovering post-workout, chocolate milk outperformed a commercial sports drink by a net strength difference of 6.7%.

527 fresh dengue cases in Bangladesh in just one day, 80,000 sick

September 16, 2019 A total of 9,470 cases of dengue were reported in Bangladesh this month, bringing the total number of confirmed cases since January in the country to over 80,567.

Guam records first local dengue case in 75 years, American Samoa sends blood to Hawaii

September 14, 2019 Pacific Daily News reports the sick person has no travel history outside of Guam, with all previous dengue cases imported from off-island.

DEA proposes to reduce amount of five opioids manufactured in 2020

September 13, 2019 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing to reduce the amount of five Schedule II opioid controlled substances that can be manufactured in the United States next year compared with 2019.

Brazil dengue cases surge sevenfold to more than 1.4 million

September 13, 2019 In the first eight months this year, Brazil registered more than 1.4 million dengue fever cases, seven times higher than those in the same period last year.

Suspected cases of cholera in Sudan hit 41

September 12, 2019 A total of 41 suspected cases of cholera have been reported in Sudan, the UN announced on Wednesday.

Sixth person died from illness linked to vaping, administration readies ban on e-cigarettes

September 11, 2019 Kansas health officials confirmed the first death in the state associated with using e-cigarettes.

Dengue fever killed over 1,000 in Philippines

September 11, 2019 Dengue has killed 1,021 people in the Philippines so far this year, 40 percent of them children, reported the Ministry of Health.

Commonly used antibiotics may lead to heart problems

September 11, 2019 Scientists have shown for the first time a link between two types of heart problems and one of the most commonly prescribed classes of antibiotics.

Scientists develop technique to reveal epigenetic features of cells in brain

September 10, 2019 The brain\'s prefrontal cortex, which gives us our ability to solve problems and plan ahead, contains billions of cells.

Suicides increased 41 percent in U.S.

September 9, 2019 The suicide rate is rising in the United States, with rural areas as the places where the greatest increases are being reported, according to a research study published the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Ebola continues in Congo, survivors bear risk of death despite recovery

September 6, 2019 The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report that reveals that, in the final week of August, there were 59 new confirmed Ebola cases and an additional 45 deaths in seven health zones in three affected provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).