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Agricultural pesticides may affect kids' breathing

December 7, 2015
Early exposure to widely used pesticides may harm children's lungs, a new study says.

More Americans seek treatment for painkiller, heroin abuse

December 7, 2015
More American teens and adults are seeking treatment for heroin and prescription painkiller abuse, a new U.S. government report reveals.

Dengue fever, a resurging tropical disease

December 5, 2015
Dengue fever is an interesting mosquito-borne tropical disease: it spreads via female mosquitoes but people with virus can infect mosquitoes that in turn infect other people and today the virus spreads to countries far from its usual habitat.

Living longer by extending young adulthood

December 3, 2015
Living longer usually means a longer dotage, but wouldn't it be enticing to extend young adulthood instead?

Pneumonia finger clip and better diagnostic tests could save thousands of lives

December 3, 2015
Investing in simple diagnostic tests could save lives and end disease epidemics in the developing world, say researchers in Nature.

Obesity in early adulthood associated with sudden cardiac death

November 30, 2015
Overweight and obesity throughout adulthood, and especially elevated weight in early adulthood, were associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac death in a 32-year study of more than 72,000 women.

Breast-feeding may cut risk of type 2 diabetes in half for some women

November 27, 2015
New research suggests another potential benefit for moms who breast-feed - a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Generic drugs are as effective as branded and cost less

November 26, 2015
Whenever possible, doctors should prescribe generic drugs for their patients, the American College of Physicians suggests.

Some doctors never heard of pill that can prevent HIV infection

November 26, 2015
Approximately 1 in 4 gay, bisexual men; 1 in 5 people who inject drugs; and 1 in 200 heterosexuals should be counseled about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

Almost all donated organs unused in China

November 25, 2015
Almost all human organs donated for transplant in China go unused, state-run media said.

Scientists grow tissue to replace damaged human vocal cords

November 25, 2015
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created in the laboratory a kind of tissue that is capable of making sound.

Sexually transmitted diseases spreading at alarming rate among Americans

November 24, 2015
Sexually transmitted diseases are spreading at an alarming rate among Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).