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Science explains why asparagus makes your pee smell funny

May 4, 2016

Science explains why asparagus makes your pee smell funny

This question posted on WebMD really explains the meat of the issue at hand in this article and is incredibly LOL-worthy: “Q: I've noticed that when I eat asparagus, my urine has a funny smell.

Heavy drinking may make it harder to quit smoking

May 3, 2016

Heavy drinking may make it harder to quit smoking

Alcohol-dependent people quickly process nicotine in their bodies and that may make it more difficult to quit smoking, suggests a small study of Polish men.

Kids with more daily stress have more nightly asthma awakenings

April 29, 2016

Kids with more daily stress have more nightly asthma awakenings

- A stressful day may make a child more prone to an asthma attack that night - with worse than usual asthma symptoms the next day as well, a small U.S. study suggests.

Teens with celiac disease may face difficult transition

April 28, 2016

Teens with celiac disease may face difficult transition

Teens with celiac disease, or any chronic disease, face extra hurdles transitioning into the adult healthcare system, but there are very few guidelines for how to make this transition smoother, according to a European consensus report.

Weight loss may limit diabetes-related brain changes

April 27, 2016

Weight loss may limit diabetes-related brain changes

Losing weight may help people with diabetes limit damaging changes to the brain that can result from the disease, a U.S. study suggests.

Kids allergic to cow's milk may have low bone density

April 26, 2016

Kids allergic to cow's milk may have low bone density

- Children who were allergic to cow's milk had lower bone density and got less calcium in their diets than those with other food allergies, according to a small new study that also found too few kids used vitamin D and calcium supplements.

Celebrity news stories may shape women's breast cancer choices

April 22, 2016

Celebrity news stories may shape women's breast cancer choices

The tone of news stories about celebrity breast cancer treatments may be influencing women's decisions about their own therapy, researchers suggest.

Diabetes may shorten healthy years of life

April 19, 2016

Diabetes may shorten healthy years of life

- Men and women with diabetes generally have shorter life expectancy and fewer years without disability than people without diabetes, according to a new study from Australia.

Georgia police detective who received kidney transplant helps others find donors

April 19, 2016

Georgia police detective who received kidney transplant helps others find donors

When Raleigh Callaway’s kidney began failing, he had no idea how to go about finding a donor match.

Healthy diet may cut blood pressure risk after pregnancy-related diabetes

April 19, 2016

Healthy diet may cut blood pressure risk after pregnancy-related diabetes

Diabetes during pregnancy, known as gestational diabetes, raises a woman's risk of high blood pressure years later, but eating healthy may bring that risk back down, according to a new study.