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1 in 4 U.S. kids underestimate their weight, study finds
(HealthDay)—Many obese and overweight kids don't see themselves that way, which makes achieving a healthy weight almost impossible, researchers report.
Jul 31, 2014
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Life expectancy in AIDS-hit South Africa has shot up sharply over the past decade, thanks to life prolonging anti-retroviral (ARVs) treatment, latest estimates from the country's statistics agency showed Thursday.
Jul 31, 2014
Extensive sequencing of DNA from thousands of individuals in Finland has unearthed scores of mutations that destroy gene function and are found at unusually high frequencies. Among these are two mutations in a gene called ...
Jul 31, 2014
There is epidemiological evidence that links type B coxsackie virus (CVB) infection with heart disease, and research published on July 31st in PLOS Pathogens now suggests a mechanism by which early infection impairs the heart's ...
Jul 31, 2014
(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it will begin regulating laboratory-developed tests, a growing class of medical diagnostics that have never before been subject to federal oversight.
Jul 31, 2014