Health

Simple Things To Do To Lessen Back-To-School Stomach Bugs

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Researchers have found that when bottles of sanitizer and wipes were kept around schools and students were cued to use them, they...

Vitamin A Supplements Save Kids' Lives, Researchers Say

It's not often that health experts say the evidence on something is so good that it would be wrong to keep studying it. But that's exactly what a group of researchers who've reviewed 43 trials on vitamin A supplementation for young children in...

Why The Cardiologist Cares About Your Antidepressant

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Report: Vaccines Are Safe, Hazards Few And Far Between

Vaccines do come with risks for trouble, but problems are generally rare, according to a new review of the evidence from the Institute of Medicine.

UN hails Europe’s retention of polio-free status as ‘tremendous news’

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Child receives polio vaccine

Protein linked to Parkinson’s disease may regulate fat metabolism

National Institutes of Health researchers have found that Parkin, an important protein linked with some cases of early-onset Parkinson’s disease, regulates how cells in our bodies take up and process dietary fats.

Hospitals Have Got Your Back, Maybe A Little Too Quickly

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Is that MRI for back pain necessary?

In Philippines, local responses to HIV/AIDS epidemic boosted by UN-backed plan

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HIV/AIDS information on display in a city health office in the Philippines

Better A You Than Me: Scientists Sicken Mosquitoes To Stop Dengue

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Researchers hope to keep the mosquito that transmits dengue.

Why Drug Companies Are Shy About Sharing On Facebook

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Drug firms fear that being "liked" on Facebook could get them in trouble with the FDA...