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Hospitals Work to Better Spot Deadly Sepsis in Kids
While sepsis overwhelmingly strikes the elderly -- up to 85% of all cases are in seniors -- every year in the United States, more than 75,000 children get sepsis, according to the Sepsis Alliance....
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Chlamydia Can Harm Male Fertility
The Australian research is the first to find the sexually transmitted disease in testicular tissue biopsies of infertile men with no identified cause for their infertility.
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What Helps Calm Agitated Dementia Patients?
Health care professionals rely on several medications to lessen symptoms of agitation and aggression, but these medications carry significant risks. One, ironically, is worsening memory and thinking,...
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Breast Milk Combats Growth of Bad Bacteria
The study found that human breast milk inhibits the growth of the harmful bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Clostridium perfringens, but neither cow's milk or infant formula had...
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Moms' Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Lower Risk of Birth Defects
The risk of major birth defects was about 30% lower in children whose mothers had weight-loss surgery than in those of the obese mothers, the findings showed.
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‘We Vape, We Vote’: Vaping Laws Become Political
In response to the crackdowns on vaping, those who use or sell the e-cigarette products are mobilizing. Touting the “We Vape, We Vote” slogan, this burgeoning movement is positioning itself to be a...
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Sweetened Drinks Still Top Sellers to Kids
None of 34 sweetened drinks aimed at the youth market meet nutrition recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), according to University of Connecticut researchers.
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City: Shutter Plant Until Toxic Air Addressed
The city of Covington, has called for a company to shut down its local medical sterilization plant until it can reduce its emissions of a cancer-causing gas.
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Aging Population, Unhealthy Habits Underlie Expected Cancer Surge
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable cancer death, according to the atlas. In 2017, smoking claimed 2.3 million lives worldwide, 24% of all cancer deaths.
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Your Noisy Knees May Be Trying to Tell You Something
This study is the first to assess this technique in a large number of people with knee osteoarthritis. It was found to distinguish between healthy knees and those afflicted by this "wear-and-tear"...
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Is That Statin Doing You Any Good?
Changes in clinical guidelines have increased the number of people eligible to take statins. In many countries, the majority of people taking the drugs do so for primary prevention.
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Why Maintaining a Healthy Weight Is Important in Adulthood
Those who gained weight as adults had a higher risk of premature death than those who maintained a normal weight. Weight loss in young to middle adulthood was not significantly related with death risk.
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Certain Blood Pressure Meds Tied to Suicide Risk in Study
People taking angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) appear to be more likely to die by suicide, compared to those who take another type of blood pressure drug called ACE inhibitors, researchers found.
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Irregular Periods, Shorter Life Span?
The study found that women who had irregular periods or extra-long menstrual cycles had as much as a one-third higher risk of death during the two-decade study compared to women who usually had a...
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Your Personality as a Teen May Predict Your Risk of Dementia: Study
Being calm and mature as teen were each associated with roughly a 10% reduction in adult dementia risk.
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Study: 95% of Baby Foods Contain Heavy Metals
Nearly all foods made for babies contain at least one toxic heavy metal that can harm brain development, according to a large new study that tested 13 different types of baby foods, including puffs,...
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Next-Gen Artificial Pancreas Boosts Blood Sugar Control
The device combines an insulin pump, a continuous glucose monitor and a computer algorithm.
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Deaths Due to Suicide, Homicide on the Rise Among U.S. Youth
More teens and young adults are coming to a violent end in recent years, either at their own hand or another's, new federal data show.
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Mercury, Feces Found in Cheap, Bogus Cosmetics
Fortunately, most incidents of cosmetic counterfeiting or product tampering aren't as serious. But if you don't buy from reputable retailers, it's hard to know exactly what's in the products you're...
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Juul Halts Sale of Fruit, Dessert Vape Flavors
The flavors dropped by Juul will be mango, creme, fruit and cucumber, which account for 10% of its sales. The company will continue to sell its most popular flavors: mint and menthol, the AP reported.
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