Loose-Fitting Football Helmets Tied to Worse Concussions in Teens
High school football players wearing loose helmets suffer worse concussion effects than players whose helmets fit properly, new research suggests.
Air pollution linked to higher risk of preterm birth for mothers with asthma
Pregnant women with asthma may be at greater risk of preterm birth when exposed to high levels of certain traffic-related air pollutants, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.
News Major increase in EU's contribution to improve global health has been created.
EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, will today announce the EU's contribution of €470 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the period 2017-2019. The new funding represents an...
Drug treaties' aim is health, not 'war on drugs,' says UN expert report
Too Much Sitting Can Harm Older, Female Heart Attack Survivors
NIH uses photon-counting CT scanner in patients for the first time
The Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health is investigating the potential use of a new generation of a computerized tomography (CT) scanner, called a photon-counting detector CT scanner, in a clinical setting. The prototype technology is...
Male Childhood Cancer Survivors Less Likely to Have Kids, Study Finds
Men who survived cancer when they were children, teens or young adults seem to be less likely to have children of their own than men who never had cancer, a new study reveals.
CDC Cites 14 Potential New Cases of Zika Transmitted By Sex
Fourteen U.S. cases of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus are now under investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency announced on Tuesday.
Prenatal Use of HIV Drug May Slow Child's Development Slightly
Steroid May Be Safe, Effective Gout Treatment, Study Finds
