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Study finds autism likely to recur among kids in family
There’s a good chance that if one child in a family has autism, another will also develop the disorder, a new…
CDC: Childhood vaccines have saved 1 million U.S. lives since 1994
A new government report shows childhood vaccines have prevented hundreds of millions of illnesses, tens of…
Youth worldwide consuming more sugary drinks, study warns
Kids and teens around the world are consuming more sugary drinks, increasing their risk of future health…
Painkiller misuse common among people with chronic pain
Nearly 1 in every 10 chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioids winds up addicted to the…
Study finds more evidence of common artificial sweetener posing heart risk
A new study found more evidence to suggest that the common artificial sweetener erythritol might pose dangers…
CDC reports 1 new listeria death as 43 cases in 13 states tied to Boar’s Head deli…
Listeriosis is the United Staters’ third-leading cause of death due to food-borne illnesses. On Thursday, the…
New ‘electric bandages’ might accelerate wound healing
Newly developed battery-powered electric bandages could help wounds heal more quickly, a new study reports.…
Study links heavy marijuana use with risk of head, neck cancers
People who use marijuana at high levels are putting themselves at more than three times the risk for head and…
CDC updates guidance addressing pain of IUD insertion
New government guidance issued Thursday may soon make the experience of IUD insertion less painful for many.…
Researchers find hardy bacteria surviving in microwaves
Researchers have found bacteria that have adapted to arguably one of the most potentially deadly locales…