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NTU scientists discover way to improve effectiveness of antibiotics

April 4, 2016 Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have discovered that antibiotics can continue to be effective if bacteria’s cell-to-cell communication and ability to latch on to each other are disrupted.

Over a third of people in UK and U.S. will be obese by 2025

April 4, 2016 A recent analysis of body mass index (BMI) around the world has revealed a startling increase in the prevalence of obesity.

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, a disease that spreads rapidly

April 2, 2016 Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an infectious disease caused by the Sin Nombre hantavirus with flu-like symptoms that progress rapidly over a matter of hours.

FDA proposes limit for inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal

April 1, 2016 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to reduce inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal, a leading source of arsenic exposure in infants.

Doctors report groundbreaking HIV-to-HIV organ transplants

April 1, 2016 Trailblazing liver and kidney transplants from an HIV-positive donor to HIV-positive recipients were announced Wednesday by surgeons at Johns Hopkins University.

Swiss to recognize homeopathy as legitimate medicine

April 1, 2016 The interior ministry of Switzerland has announced plans to give five complementary therapies including homeopathy the same status as conventional medicine.

Thousands of premature births in U.S. linked to air pollution

March 31, 2016 About 16,000 premature births in the United States are affected by air pollution, with peak numbers in urban counties primarily in the Ohio Valley, Southern California, and the Eastern part of the nation.

First look at a wide range of sexual behaviors practiced by gay men

March 31, 2016 Sexual health research focused on men who have sex with men is lacking, according to health researchers, even in the midst of rising rates of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, in this population.

CDC: Federal anti-smoking campaign still paying off

March 30, 2016 More than 1.8 million Americans tried to quit smoking in 2014 as a result of a federal anti-smoking ad campaign and 104,000 quit for good, a U.S. government survey found.

Cancer patients who choose to die at home live longer

March 30, 2016 Cancer patients who chose to die at home lived longer than those who died in hospitals, a large study from Japan found.

Exercise may keep your brain 10 years younger

March 30, 2016 Older adults who exercise regularly could buy an extra decade of good brain functioning, a new study suggests.

Researchers aim to design a better male contraceptive pill

March 29, 2016 Women can choose from a wide selection of birth control methods, including numerous oral contraceptives, but there's never been an analogous pill for men.