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Yeast infection drug-miscarriage link is hinted in new study

Thursday, 14 January 2016, 16:37 Last update: about 12 years ago

A prescription drug for yeast infections may increase chances for miscarriages when used early in pregnancy, a large study in Denmark suggests. The 17-year study involved oral versions of...

Q&A on UK's new drinking guidelines, alcohol link to cancer

Wednesday, 13 January 2016, 16:36 Last update: about 12 years ago

British health officials say drinking alcohol regularly increases the risk of cancer. And they've issued tough new guidelines that could prove hard to swallow in a nation where having a pint is a...

Activists predict abortion will be a hot issue in campaigns

Tuesday, 12 January 2016, 16:35 Last update: about 12 years ago

With a deeper-than-ever split between Republicans and Democrats over abortion, activists on both sides of the debate foresee a 2016 presidential campaign in which the nominees tackle the volatile...

Some cardiac arrest victims ignore warning symptoms

Saturday, 9 January 2016, 16:47 Last update: about 12 years ago

Sudden cardiac arrest may not always be so sudden: New research suggests a lot of people may ignore potentially life-saving warning signs hours, days, even a few weeks before they...

Wearable heart device cleared for children with cardiac risk

Friday, 8 January 2016, 16:47 Last update: about 12 years ago

Federal health officials have cleared a wearable heart-zapping device for children who are at risk of deadly irregular heartbeats. The LifeVest is intended for children who need round-the-clock...

Weight-loss resolution? Watch 'In Defense of Food' first

Thursday, 7 January 2016, 16:46 Last update: about 12 years ago

January is looming, and we all know what that means: A resolution to lose weight and get healthy. Just like the 2015 declaration. And the one before that. What diet to choose this time? Low-fat?...

Brazil fears birth defects linked to mosquito-borne virus

Wednesday, 6 January 2016, 16:45 Last update: about 12 years ago

In the early weeks of Angelica Pereira's pregnancy, a mosquito bite began bothering her. At first it seemed a small thing. But the next day she awoke with a rash, a headache, a fever and a burning in...

AP EXPLAINS: What is 'affluenza'?

Tuesday, 5 January 2016, 16:44 Last update: about 12 years ago

A Texas teenager sentenced to probation for causing a fatal drunken-driving crash was taken into custody late Monday in Mexico, where authorities believe he and his mother fled after he may have...

US group tries again at studying environment, child health

Friday, 18 December 2015, 15:01 Last update: about 12 years ago

The U.S. National Institutes of Health is launching a new project to help unravel how early-in-life environmental exposures may affect autism, obesity and certain other childhood disorders. It's a...

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