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June 9, 2016

Drugs for schizophrenics regularly dispensed to foster kids

One in nine children in foster care in the U.S. are medicated with antipsychotics, despite efforts to curb the use of these potentially dangerous drugs, a new study found.

June 9, 2016

Single pill could prevent heart disease, diabetes, other illness simultaneously

When it comes to health, I’m skeptical of willpower.

June 8, 2016

Middle-aged African-Americans more likely than whites to die of stroke

In middle age, black Americans are four times more likely to die of stroke than whites, a U.S. study suggests.

June 8, 2016

4 preventive health services that could save for your life

Preventive care can save lives.

June 7, 2016

Wearable artificial kidney offers hope for dialysis patients

An experimental wearable artificial kidney shows promise as a substitute for dialysis machines, researchers report.

June 7, 2016

FDA staff question utility of Sanofi diabetes drugs

A preliminary review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration questioned whether Sanofi SA's experimental diabetes drug lixisenatide contributed any benefit to a fixed-dose combination product the company hopes to market.

June 3, 2016

Many obese young adults unaware of kidney disease risk

Obese young adults at risk for developing kidney disease are largely unaware of the looming problem, a U.S. study suggests.

June 2, 2016

Psychoactive plant may play key role in reversing diabetes

More than 29 million Americans are living with diabetes, and 1 in 4 are likely unaware that they have the disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports.

June 2, 2016

With family history of heart attack, diabetes kids may show risk factors

Children with a strong family history of heart attack or type 2 diabetes may already have higher cholesterol levels than other kids without those family legacies, according to a new study from the Netherlands.

June 2, 2016

Marijuana use by adults tied to few physical health problems

Other than being at an increased risk of gum disease, people who smoked marijuana for up to 20 years during adulthood were generally as healthy as people who didn't light up, according to a new study.