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Hospital Bed Sheets Still Germy Despite Washing
October 19, 2018
Despite being washed with industrial detergent in high, disinfecting temperatures, hospital sheets still were contaminated with the potentially life-threatening C. difficile bact...

Almost Half of Americans Are Trying to Lose Weight: CDC
October 19, 2018
Despite being washed with industrial detergent in high, disinfecting temperatures, hospital sheets still were contaminated with the potentially life-threatening C. difficile bact...

Stroke Rates Higher Among Pot Users
October 19, 2018
Despite being washed with industrial detergent in high, disinfecting temperatures, hospital sheets still were contaminated with the potentially life-threatening C. difficile bact...

Polio-Like Illness Strikes Kids, Frustrates Doctors
October 19, 2018
The good news is that the disease is very rare. Only one in 1 million people will get it, and most of them will recover without treatment. Still, because the disease is more likel...

Study: Let the Sun In to Cut Down on Germs
October 19, 2018
In a new study, about 12 percent of bacteria, on average, were able to reproduce in dark rooms, compared with 6.8 percent in sunlit rooms, and 6.1 percent in rooms exposed to UV l...

Did da Vinci's Genius Stem From 'Lazy Eye'?
October 18, 2018
A scientist believes that Leonardo da Vinci had strabismus, a misalignment of the eyes, which may have forced the artist to rely on only one eye, a perspective that may have bee...

Protective Use of Antivirals Cuts New HIV Cases
October 18, 2018
In a study of gay men who did not have HIV who were given antiviral drugs protectively, the number of new HIV infections fell from 295 cases in the year before the program rollou...

Study: Skin Creams May Be OK During Radiation
October 18, 2018
In a study of gay men who did not have HIV who were given antiviral drugs protectively, the number of new HIV infections fell from 295 cases in the year before the program rollou...

3-Drug Therapy Might Be Cystic Fibrosis Advance
October 18, 2018
In what researchers call ?a breakthrough,? two clinical trials have found that two different three-drug treatment plans could help 90 percent of people with cystic fibrosis. ?It?s...

Self-Control Key to Weight Loss, Brain Scans Show
October 18, 2018
In what researchers call ?a breakthrough,? two clinical trials have found that two different three-drug treatment plans could help 90 percent of people with cystic fibrosis. ?It?s...

FDA Panel OKs Stronger Opioid Despite Concerns
October 18, 2018
The company says there's a need for opioid pain medicines that don't require swallowing, because some patients have difficulty taking oral medication and may not have access to IV...

Experts Sound Warning About 'Baby Boxes'
October 18, 2018
There's no proof that cardboard baby reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and they may pose other risks, British researchers said this week, concerns that are ...

Common Drug Shows Promise Against Lymphedema
October 18, 2018
There's no proof that cardboard baby reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and they may pose other risks, British researchers said this week, concerns that are ...

Preeclampsia Tied to Tripling of Dementia Later
October 17, 2018
Women with a history of preeclampsia were 3.4 times more likely to suffer from vascular dementia later in life, researchers have found. This form of dementia is triggered by impai...

Don't Want Rosacea? Drinking Coffee Might Help
October 17, 2018
Women with a history of preeclampsia were 3.4 times more likely to suffer from vascular dementia later in life, researchers have found. This form of dementia is triggered by impai...