Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US measles cases jump 35% in a week: Now found in 12 states

U.S. measles cases jumped by a third over the past week, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, a worrying sign in the outbreak that's already linked to two deaths.

Inflammatory disorders

Maternal diet and infant allergies: The avocado connection

The Hass Avocado Board teamed up with the University of Eastern Finland researchers to examine the relationship between maternal avocado consumption during pregnancy and allergic outcomes in infants. Findings suggest that ...

Health

Dietitian: What's the deal with seed oils?

Seed oils are liquid fats that come from plant seeds. The most notable are derived from canola, corn, cottonseed, soybean, sunflower, safflower, grapeseed and rice bran. Some media influencers have targeted these particular ...

Health

Do weekends really affect surgical outcomes?

Researchers from Houston Methodist Hospital, UCLA, the University of Toronto, and others have tried to answer a longstanding fear that undergoing surgery on a Friday leads to higher levels of complications or even death. ...

page 3 from 40