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Girls' Online Sex Experience May Spur Risk Offline
April 18, 2019

Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meats in 4 States
April 18, 2019

Buyer Beware When Purchasing Medical Test Strips
April 18, 2019
Pre-owned test strips or test strips not authorized for sale in the United States may be sold online through Amazon, eBay and Craigslist, or directly from the seller, according to...

Even 'Weekend Warriors' Get a Boost To Life Span
April 18, 2019
Pre-owned test strips or test strips not authorized for sale in the United States may be sold online through Amazon, eBay and Craigslist, or directly from the seller, according to...

Why a Knee Replacement Can Go Bad
April 18, 2019
Knee replacement is a common procedure most often used to treat pain and disability caused by osteoarthritis. Deep infection is a rare but serious complication that occurs in abou...

Replace Red Meat With Plant Protein for Heart Health
April 18, 2019
Knee replacement is a common procedure most often used to treat pain and disability caused by osteoarthritis. Deep infection is a rare but serious complication that occurs in abou...

Scientists Generate 'Activity' in Dead Pig Brain
April 18, 2019
Knee replacement is a common procedure most often used to treat pain and disability caused by osteoarthritis. Deep infection is a rare but serious complication that occurs in abou...

Gene Therapy Restores Immunity for ?Bubble Boys?
April 17, 2019
A team of scientists say they have treated 10 "Bubble Boy' babies born with the disease called X-linked combined severe immunodeficiency, or SCID-X1, using a combination of gene t...

More TV, Tablets, More Attention Issues at Age 5
April 17, 2019
Compared with their peers who spent no more than a half-hour in front of a screen each day, 5-year-olds who logged over two hours were six times more likely to have "clinically si...

Gulf War Legacy: Higher Risk of Birth Defects
April 17, 2019
Rates of major birth defects were similar for children of deployed and non-deployed veterans. And there was no difference in major birth defects among children whose mothers were ...

C-Section Infection Risk Higher for Moms on Medicaid: Study
April 17, 2019
Surgical site infections occurred in 0.75% of the deliveries covered by Medicaid and 0.63% of those covered by private insurance. In other words, women covered by Medicaid had a 1...

Do American Adults Drink Too Much? Study Says Yes
April 17, 2019
Binge-drinking -- four or more drinks in a two-hour period for women and five or more for men --  is typical behavior for 7% of adults aged 35 to 44 and 10% of adults aged 45 to 5...

Two Lives Saved in Rare 'Paired' Liver Donation
April 17, 2019
Living liver donation carries more risks than a living kidney donation, and it comes with a 0.3% donor risk of death and a 30% risk of complications following an adult-to-adult do...

Recall: Some Chewy Chips Ahoy After Baking Mishap
April 17, 2019
Living liver donation carries more risks than a living kidney donation, and it comes with a 0.3% donor risk of death and a 30% risk of complications following an adult-to-adult do...

Raw Tuna Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
April 17, 2019
Living liver donation carries more risks than a living kidney donation, and it comes with a 0.3% donor risk of death and a 30% risk of complications following an adult-to-adult do...