Diarrhea caused by Clostridiodes (formerly Clostridium) difficile infections is on the rise among children; one population-based study found a 12.5-fold increase in incidence from 1991 to 2009. For reasons that aren't clear, ...
May 16, 2019
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High cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease, but not all forms of it are the same. An underdiagnosed genetic condition called familial hypercholesterolemia can cause dangerously high levels of cholesterol at an early ...
May 15, 2019
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Despite the availability of new weight management medications and several clinical guidelines recommending their use as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for obesity, a new study has found that their use is extremely ...
May 15, 2019
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Fat-mass continues to increase in middle-age women but menopause isn't to blame, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
May 15, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Could you—or your teenage daughter—have an iron deficiency and not know it? If you're getting enough sleep, but still feel tired, running low on iron could be the problem.
May 14, 2019
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In just a few short weeks, tens of thousands of newly minted doctors will start the most intense year of their training: the first year of residency, also called the intern year.
May 14, 2019
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(HealthDay)—New York's ongoing measles epidemic alarmed midtown Manhattan resident Deb Ivanhoe, who couldn't remember whether she'd ever been vaccinated as a child.
May 08, 2019
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Mmmm, cheese – a food as nutritious as it is delicious. Or is it?
May 08, 2019
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A new study from the University of Georgia pinpoints lifestyle factors that could lead to hardened arteries.
May 06, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Atenolol is associated with a reduction in incident intermediate- and low-risk prostate cancer (PCa), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association, held from May ...
May 06, 2019
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