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February 14, 2015
The number of hip replacements performed in the United States has increased substantially, and the procedure has become more common in younger people, new government statistics show.
February 12, 2015
Parliament has approved regulations which will make smoking in cars carrying children illegal.
February 11, 2015
The amount of fast food children eat may be linked to how well they do in school, a new study suggests.
February 10, 2015
Many packaged meals and snacks for toddlers contain worrisome amounts of salt and sugar, potentially creating an early taste for foods that may contribute to obesity and other health risks, according to a new study.
February 7, 2015
Diverticular disease affects the large intestine. It is caused by small pouches called diverticula that can form in digestive tract but usually form in the last part of the large intestine, colon. Although the reason why it happens is not clear, change in food habits may keep the condition under control.
February 4, 2015
Only about a third of the $2.89 billion (2.52 billion euros) in aid money pledged to fight the Ebola virus in west Africa was actually delivered, according to an analysis published by the British Medical Journal.
January 31, 2015
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) appears to be a bigger problem in Europe than previously thought, experts said.
January 27, 2015
In a new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers have suggested that targeting a key enzyme and its associated metabolic programming may lead to novel drug development to treat the disease.
January 26, 2015
Researchers have found excessive levels of formaldehyde, an established carcinogen, in the vapor produced by e-cigarettes when the devices are used at high voltage. The cancer risk from this unexpected finding is much greater than from conventional cigarettes.
January 23, 2015
A common dietary supplement can help protect the brain in low-oxygen environments, such as high altitudes, and against injury and disease, New Zealand scientists said.
January 23, 2015
More than one-fourth of privately-insured and one-third of Medicaid-enrolled women of childbearing age filled prescriptions for opioid-based (narcotic) painkillers between 2008 and 2012, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
January 21, 2015
Chicago tops the 2014 Bed Bug Cities List for the third year in a row. The list, released by pest control company Orkin, ranks the cities by the number of bed bug treatments Orkin performed from January to December 2014.