FRIDAY, Nov. 10, (HealthDay News) — They’re pickier tenants than you’d think: Bugs are ideally looking for carpeted, airy, ground-floor residences in wealthier neighborhoods, and pets and even filth aren’t really so important. So finds a meticulous new study of the insect life in 50 urban homes in Raleigh, N.C.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2017 (HealthDay News) — The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, first developed to help guard against cervical cancer, also seems to protect against a rare, chronic childhood respiratory disease, a new study suggests. It’s believed that the disease — recurrent respiratory papillomatosis — occurs in children when HPVContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Only about half of people in the United States with hepatitis C know they have the curable disease, new data shows. That lack of awareness contributes to increasing rates of hepatitis C infection and means the country is unlikely to meet its ownContinue Reading
Pediatricians’ group updates infection-prevention guidelines for medical officesContinue Reading
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Study from Taiwan finds link between aspirin use and reduced cancer riskContinue Reading
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Infection makes it harder to manage diabetes, increases risk of complications, health experts sayContinue Reading