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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (MedPage Today) -- Babies given acetaminophen for fever were moderately more likely to develop asthma and other allergic conditions in later years, said researchers here.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Children givenacetaminophen during the first year of life to reduce fever are morelikely to develop asthma later on, a new study finds.

Infants who have been given the common pain reliever paracetamol may have a higher risk of developing asthma and eczema by the time they are 6 or 7, a large study covering children in 31 countries has found.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Men receivinghormone-deprivation therapy for advanced but localized prostate cancer candevelop bone loss as a side effect of the treatment.

Up to six million Canadians have prediabetes that increases their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and its complications, the Canadian Diabetes Association said Thursday in releasing new guidelines for doctors.

Among children who have a parent with allergies or asthma, delivery cesarean section appears to increase the odds that they will develop allergic rhinitis and atopy -- but not asthma -- US researchers report.

An innovative partnership between the city of Cleveland’s Division of Police and Case Western Reserve University aims to reduce on-the-job stress among police officers, who find themselves in the middle of traumatic events. Developed by this distinctive partnership, the innovative program trains police supervisors to identify and assist with operational stress. These traumas [...]

Newsweek on Monday published two stories on fertility-related issues. Summaries appear below.~ 'Modern Maternity': The story examines the increasing number of women who are giving birth after age 40 and the medical issues and decisions confronting them. According to CDC's

The health Protection Agency has today published its Chemical Hazards and Poisons report to coincide with its annual conference in Warwick.One chapter reveals how the Agency is developing a best practice methodology for dealing with carbon monoxide incidents.The Agency's best practice 'toolkit,' which is currently being tested, includes a flowchart specifying how the Agency's Health Protection Units should deal with carbon monoxide incidents, from identification of the source of carbon monoxide until the incident area is declared safe.read more

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have modified a honeybee venom toxin so that it can be used as a tool to study the inner workings of ion channels that control heart rate and the ...