Asthma onset and the frequency and severity of asthma attacks may be more linked to what’s in the air than previously supposed, according to several new studies out this year. Childhood asthma affects an increasing number of children worldwide, and many studies are trying to figure out who ends up suffering from this disease and what may be exacerbating their symptoms.
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US court lifts ban on state-funding for stem cell research
A US appeals court suspended Thursday a ban on state-funding for embryonic stem cell research pending a full appeal of the case, in a major boost to President Barack Obama's administration.
Risks of old, new diet drugs face U.S. scrutiny
The risks of a potential new diet pill and a 13-year-old weight-loss medicine face U.S. scrutiny next week as medical experts consider if the drugs' benefits outweigh possible side effects.
FDA warns of deadly side effect with imaging drugs
Federal health regulators are warning doctors that a class of injectable drugs used in MRI medical imaging scans can cause a rare and sometimes fatal condition in patients with kidney disease.
FDA cracks down on 5 makers of e-cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warnings to five makers of electronic cigarettes for marketing them illegally as stop-smoking aids and said on Thursday it intends to regulate the products as drugs.
CDC: Adults eating less fruit, not enough veggies
An apple a day? Apparently not in the United States.
Study backs prostate screening for high risk men
Men who have a certain genetic variations that put them at higher risk of prostate cancer may benefit from regular screening for the disease, a study by British scientists found Friday.
HIV spread "out of control" among French gay men
Transmission of the AIDS virus seems to be "out of control" among gay men in France despite an overall fall in the number of new HIV cases in the country, according to a study published on Thursday.
Namibian women with HIV tell court of forced sterilisations
In the throes of labour, a Namibian woman was approached by a nurse who handed her a document to sign, saying the form would authorise a Caesarean section.
More doctors no panacea for U.S. healthcare: report
Medicare patients with more doctors to choose from do not necessarily get more or better care, researchers reported on Thursday in an analysis demonstrating how complicated U.S. healthcare reform will be.
Do kids, men need folic acid from a pill?
With the advent of folic-acid supplementation of certain foods, few Canadians are now getting too little of the B vitamin, a new study estimates -- in findings that question the need for children and men to get additional folic acid from vitamins.
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