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Preschool, Day Care Not Asthma Triggers: Study
Published 04/13/2018FRIDAY, April 13, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Breathe easy, Mom and Dad. Sending your young children to preschool or day care probably won't increase their risk of developing asthma.
In fact, researchers report, it may help protect your kids against the respiratory disease.
Investigators at the Univ...
What You Need to Know About Fever in Adults
Published 04/13/2018FRIDAY, April 13, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to a fever, what's true for kids isn't necessarily so for adults.
Even a slight temperature in a child warrants a call to the doctor. That's not the case, though, for most fevers in most adults.
What's considered a normal temperature varies...
Health Highlights: April 12, 2018
Published 04/12/2018Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Baby Born 4 Years After Parents Die
The baby boy of a Chinese couple who died five years ago was born to a surrogate mother last December, Chinese media reports.
The boy's name is Tiantian, or...
Health Tip: Women Have Unique Nutrition Needs
Published 04/12/2018(HealthDay News) -- Women have unique nutritional needs, especially during pregnancy and menopause.
Here's how a woman's diet should differ from that of a man, courtesy of the U.S. government's Office on Women's Health:
Calories. Women typically need fewer calories because women naturally have le...
Zika May Linger in Semen for Shorter Period Than Thought: Study
Published 04/11/2018WEDNESDAY, April 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Guidelines in place for protecting against the sexual transmission of Zika virus need to be re-evaluated, based on a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC currently recommends that men who have traveled to a Zika-...
Who Do City Mosquitoes Bite Most?
Published 04/10/2018TUESDAY, April 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- In cities, the chances of being bitten by mosquitoes varies according to neighborhood income -- and middle-class residents may be at greatest risk.
That's the upshot of a study done in Baltimore, where researchers spent two years analyzing DNA from mosq...