A new viral infection that causes painful red blisters on the skin of young children is spreading in India. The affliction has been named tomato flu, but doctors are still trying to figure out exac… [+1275 chars]
(Learn more about sporotrichosis in dogs. Picture credit: Anita Kot / Getty Images) Sporotrichosis in dogs is a fungal disease. Generally, the condition affects the skin, but it can also harm the br… [+2565 chars]
In a recent study published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report journal, researchers reported high-contact surface and object contamination in a household of individuals infected with the mo… [+3684 chars]
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is extremely infrequent among pregnant and postpartum women and often occurs in the absence of CV risk factors and known heart disease, according to Australian r… [+4767 chars]
Introduction Sleep plays an essential role in the healthy development of children.1–3 The benefits of healthy sleep include, for instance, lower risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and … [+23334 chars]
Prenatal exposure to triptans does not increase the chances of children developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a recent study. Triptans are used to relieve migraine… [+2418 chars]
After successful antiviral treatment of hepatitis C infection, the risk of reinfection was low among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy, a recent study found. The study, published in Annals o… [+3558 chars]
I always wake up to the sound on my iPhone titled classic under alarm tones. I thought this must be the most effective and maybe most common way to wake up: a startlingly loud sound that blares one t… [+4761 chars]
Although progress has been made in eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B by 2030, 26% of countries have not introduced a birth dose into routine hepatitis B vaccination, noted data … [+2752 chars]
Induced pluripotent stem cells can turn into any type of cell.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library Some of the first trials to test whether reprogrammed stem cells can repair diseased or… [+7819 chars]
A new portable diagnostic device is helping physicians in Africa diagnose a common type of cancer. getty A portable device designed by researchers at Cornell University is being used to diagnose ca… [+2428 chars]
Higher levels of religious attendance, private prayer and spirituality were associated with intermediate or ideal CV health metrics across multiple indicators of the American Heart Association Life’s… [+4430 chars]
