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According to a preliminary report, young children, below the age of 2 years given steroid medication for asthma may experience stunted growth in the later years of their life and may not reach their full height.

Stroke risk was not increased for children who had an infection 1-6 months previously, indicating that minor infections only increase stroke risk in the short term, according to the authors.

He also did not know what drug caused the overdoses.

Still, having discovered that exercise correlates with about 1,000 molecular reactions in our muscles, the University of Sydney research team and their colleagues at the University of Copenhagen have a much better idea of what these drugs should be engineered to do.

Infants given asthma medications during their first 2 years of age are likely to be stunted in later life, according to the findings that highlight the importance of using these medicines in infants appropriately. “There has also been debate that obstruction under 1-2 years...

The Baltimore Ravens will be without one of their top playmakers for at least their next game.

Kuvan (sapropterin) is the first treatment approved for hyperphenylalaninemia due to the rare metabolism disorder phenylketonuria (PKU) and has orphan drug exclusivity in Europe until 2020. By returning the rights to BioMarin, Merck is confident that the product will continue to...

They use a small battery to power a vaporizer that turns a nicotine-water solution into an inhalable vapor – hence, “vaping” – and don’t contain any of the negative side effects, like tar and smoke, that come from traditional cigarettes, the tobacco...

The research looked at people born between 1938 and 1992, using health, birth, and military records of around 5.5 million people. Cancer refers to the out-of-control growth of cells, which can potentially cause tumors and other complications.

According to Chicago officials, the number of heroin overdoses is steadily rising in the state.

The global ranking of National Taiwan University (NTU) has slipped to 167th in the latest assessment by the Times Higher Education magazine, published Wednesday.

But there will be a few hours on either side of that time period when you’ll be able to see the shadow passing over the moon, weather permitting.

Hanlin also voiced his support in the letter for Linn County, Ore., Sheriff Tim Mueller, who said politicians were exploiting the deaths of innocent victims to try to pass laws that would prevent law-abiding Americans from owning firearms or ammunition magazines.

Melrose also referred to an independent review published by the Public Health England in August, which concludes that “current best estimate is that e-cigarettes are around 95 percent less harmful than smoking” and have the potential to help smokers quit smoking. Five...

Federal health officials have expanded approval of an innovative Merck drug to treat patients with an advanced form of the most common lung cancer.