Is Swimming Safe in Areas With the Freshwater ‘Brain-Eating’ Amoeba?
2016-07-14
No need to avoid lakes and rivers — disease experts say infection is exceedingly rareContinue Reading
Cash Rewards Won’t Change Outcomes for HIV-Infected Drug Addicts: Study
2016-07-13
Trial offered ‘financial incentives’ for healthy behavior change, with little effect, researchers sayContinue Reading
Epilepsy May Triple ADHD Risk, Danish Study Finds
2016-07-13
It also found possible link between fever-related seizures and the behavioral disorder in kidsContinue Reading
Do More to Fight HIV in Africa: Study
2016-07-12
Male circumcision, broader use of preventive drugs could help control epidemic, researchers sayContinue Reading
Why Being Cold Might Foster a Cold
2016-07-11
Healthy body temperature boosts ability of immune system to fight the virus, researchers sayContinue Reading
Many Adults Use Antibiotics Without Consulting Doctor, Survey Finds
2016-07-11
1 in 20 holds onto and uses old, leftover meds, contributing to danger of drug-resistant germsContinue Reading
Headed to the Pool? Protect Yourself From the Poop
2016-07-09
Bacteria and viruses can make you sick if you don’t take precautions, doctor advisesContinue Reading
Can an Antibiotic Help You? Quick Test Might Someday Tell
2016-07-06
The screen could provide results in an hour, reducing the unnecessary use of the drugs, developers sayContinue Reading
Toys Remain Viral Playground for 24 Hours
2016-07-05
Kids can get exposed in common play areas, like doctors’ offices, researchers warnContinue Reading
2009 Swine Flu Originated in Mexico
2016-07-01
Genetic analysis pinpoints source of the pandemic influenza that killed 17,000 peopleContinue Reading