Needle-free vaccines may soon be coming to your neighborhood — if they’re not already there.
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Four people are confirmed dead and three more deaths are under investigation as the outbreak of Listeria-contaminated cantaloupes grows to 35 cases in 10 states.
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Many people may become depressed after they experience a stroke, but new research shows that depression may actually increase risk of stroke and of dying from that stroke.
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The FDA has approved the osteoporosis drug Prolia as a treatment for some breast and prostate cancer patients whose bones have been weakened by certain hormone therapies for cancer.
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The potentially dangerous diarrhea bug Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) is making the rounds in the community — outside the hospital setting it once called home.
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A study links child behaviors sometimes misdiagnosed as ADHD — tantrums, low self-confidence, aggression toward parents, and misbehavior as school — to having no set bedtime and to sharing a bed with parents or siblings.
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An emperor penguin in China is born naked, without any fine hair, so specialists at an aquarium become its parents. Now, the animal’s weight is healthy and it has grown a pelt. It will soon join other penguins. (Sept. 20)
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A newer, less-invasive technique that uses a laser to seal off bulging and uncomfortable varicose veins appears to work about as well as the standard surgery to remove the damaged vessels, a new study shows.
Continue reading …If a member of your household has drug-resistant staph infection, be aware that doorknobs, light switches, and other seemingly harmless items may serve as reservoirs for the bacteria to multiply and spread.
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A unique compound originally isolated from sharks could prove to be a promising treatment for hepatitis B and C and other viral conditions, researchers say.
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