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Vaccine shows promise for preventing active TB disease

An experimental vaccine proved 50% effective at preventing latent tuberculosis infection from turning into active disease in a three-year study of adults in Africa. Doctors were e...

DATE: Oct 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

More severely obese kids should get surgery, MD group says

Even some severely obese preteens should be considered for weight loss surgery, according to new recommendations. The guidance issued Sunday by the American Academy of Pediatrics ...

DATE: Oct 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Meth is most common drug in overdose deaths in chunk of U.S.

NEW YORK – Fentanyl is driving drug overdose deaths in the U.S. overall, but in nearly half of the country, it’s a different story. Meth is the bigger killer, a new government report shows. ...

DATE: Oct 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Hyperbaric chambers encourage the healing of chronic wounds

Oxygen supports immune system, growth factors

DATE: Oct 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

FDA wants stronger warning on breast implants about risks

WASHINGTON – U.S. health officials want women getting breast implants to receive stronger warnings and more details about the possible risks and complications. The Food and Drug A...

DATE: Oct 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness

WASHINGTON – Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a virus is to blame for a mysterious illness that can start like the sniffles but quickly paralyze children. The...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

UN says Ebola in Congo still qualifies as global emergency

LONDON – The World Health Organization says the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo still warrants being classified as a global emergency, even though the number of confirmed cases has slowed in...

DATE: Oct 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Where you die can affect your chance of being an organ donor

WASHINGTON – If Roland Henry had died in a different part of the country, his organs might have been recovered. And lives could have been saved. But the local organ collection age...

DATE: Oct 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Who says you can’t eat red meat? Food advice questioned anew

NEW YORK – So is red meat good or bad for you? If the answer were only that simple. A team of international researchers recently rattled the nutrition world by saying there isn’t ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Durango pancreatic cancer patient beating the odds

Low-dose chemotherapy and IV vitamin C prove effective

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Doctors turn to thumbs for diagnosis and treatment by text

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Dr. Anna Nguyen spoke with none of the five patients she treated on a recent weekday morning. She didn’t even leave her dining room. The emergency physician n...

DATE: Oct 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

3 sexually transmitted diseases hit new highs again in US

NEW YORK – U.S. infections from three sexually transmitted diseases have risen for the fifth consecutive year. More than 1.7 million cases of chlamydia were reported last year. Th...

DATE: Oct 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health