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10/23/2018 / By JD Heyes

“Polio-like” illness continues to spread across the U.S. and is now far more widespread than previously reported

The effects of a new debilitating virus that has “polio-like” symptoms spreading throughout the United States has been underestimated and under-reported thanks to voluntary reporting requirements and testing protocols that have been deemed substandard. The NY Daily News reported that children in 22 states have been affected by the condition as health authorities continue to assess […]

09/01/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Study: Oral antibiotics significantly raise risk of developing kidney stones

Kidney stones are debilitating and painful masses of calcium oxalate or other compounds which can be small enough to pass unnoticed through the urinary tract, or as large as golf balls, causing excruciating pain as they leave the body. Recent research has indicated a 70 percent increase in prevalence of kidney stones over the past […]

09/08/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

White kids take twice as many antibiotics as other kids, putting them at higher risk, study finds

Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem around the world, and a new study shows that white children are particularly vulnerable to developing it. The Children’s National Health System carried out a study that examined the differences between the care white children receive in emergency rooms and that of minorities. They looked at around 40,000 cases […]

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