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Pediatrics

Rice bran may help curb malnutrition, diarrhea for infants

Malnutrition is prevalent on a global scale and has numerous negative consequences for children during the first five years of life. For some children, it can mean struggling with health issues for life or a higher risk of ...

Health

Drink up for exercise, but not too much

With students heading back to school, fall sports are in full swing. In addition to training, eating right, and getting enough sleep, a significant key to health and performance is staying hydrated. However, the recent tragic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

No evidence that COVID-19 can be contracted from pets

Veterinary experts from around the world are urging pet owners to listen to the advice of their veterinarians and public health experts, following the news that a dog in Hong Kong, quarantined after it had tested positive ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers advance low-cost, low-tech Zika virus surveillance tool

To combat potential Zika virus outbreaks, some countries have considered using pesticides so strong that they are banned elsewhere. But what if you could quickly determine that mosquitoes were not carrying the Zika virus? ...

Medical research

Brass, woodwind instruments emit respiratory particles, study finds

Just like coughing, sneezing, talking and singing, playing wind instruments—particularly those in the brass section—can spread respiratory particles that may carry the COVID-19 virus, according to a Colorado State University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Why white, older men are more likely to die of suicide

In the United States, older men of European descent (so-called white men) have significantly higher suicide rates than any other demographic group. For example, their suicide rates are significantly higher than those of older ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rabies is a real and rising threat to people and pets

The warm months are a time to beware of rabies as an infectious disease that can threaten the health of people and their pets – a fact underscored in mid-May, when state health agencies reported that two dogs in Colorado ...

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