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Young Cancer Survivors Struggle to Resume Social Activities 08/01/2017 04:00 PM EDT Strains on finances, relationships and life plans take a toll, researchers find Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cancer, Cancer--Living with Cancer Recent Flu Shot Shouldn't Prevent Vaccination During Pregnancy 08/01/2017 02:00 PM EDT Study rebuts concerns about multiple vaccination timing Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Flu Shot, Pregnancy Women Who Gain Weight Between Babies At Higher Risk for Diabetes 08/01/2017 02:00 PM EDT Danger is greatest for women whose weight was normal before they got pregnant, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetes and Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Weight Control Idhifa Approved for Some with Acute Myeloid Leukemia 08/01/2017 12:33 PM EDT For adults with specific genetic mutation Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Acute Myeloid Leukemia Drug for Kidney Disease Tied to Infection Risk 08/01/2017 12:00 PM EDT Doctors should weigh risks, benefits related to corticosteroid use, study suggests Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Kidney Diseases Rich, Well-Educated Get Bigger Bang for Buck from Mediterranean Diet 08/01/2017 12:00 PM EDT Researchers suspect food quality may account for the difference Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diets, Health Disparities, Heart Diseases--Prevention Zika Probably Not Spread Through Saliva: Study 08/01/2017 12:00 PM EDT Research with monkeys suggests virus isn't transmitted through kissing or sharing eating utensils Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Zika Virus Gum Disease May Be Linked to Cancer Risk in Older Women 08/01/2017 09:00 AM EDT Esophageal, breast and lung cancer, among others, seen in postmenopausal women in large study Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cancer, Gum Disease, Women's Health Take the (Exercise) Plunge 08/01/2017 09:00 AM EDT Pool workouts offer a range of health benefits Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Exercise and Physical Fitness Drowning Can Occur Hours After Swimming 08/01/2017 07:00 AM EDT Know the signs of dry and secondary drowning, expert cautions Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Drowning, Water Safety (Recreational) Doctors Still Overprescribing Opioids in U.S. 07/31/2017 05:00 PM EDT Nearly 92 million Americans used a powerful prescription painkiller in 2015, survey shows Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Opioid Abuse and Addiction Blood Proteins Linked to Severity of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 07/31/2017 04:00 PM EDT Inflammation drives the often debilitating condition, new research suggests Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Climate Change May Trigger 60,000 More Premature Deaths by 2030 07/31/2017 04:00 PM EDT Worldwide outlook even more grim if nothing done to curb growing air pollution, researchers predict Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Air Pollution, Climate Change Aspirin Safe for Heart Failure Patients, Study Finds 07/31/2017 02:00 PM EDT Large trial comparing it to warfarin finds aspirin not tied to more hospitalizations or deaths Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Blood Thinners, Heart Failure Country Kids Less Likely to Develop Bowel Disease Than Their City Cousins 07/31/2017 02:00 PM EDT Rural living may have protective effect, Canadian study suggests Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Crohn's Disease, Rural Health Concerns, Ulcerative Colitis Moving from 'Stroke Belt' Doesn't Undo Higher Dementia Risk 07/31/2017 02:00 PM EDT Study found odds for mental decline still higher for those born in certain southeastern U.S. states Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Dementia, Health Disparities, Stroke Genetic Testing Can Help Pinpoint Epilepsy Earlier 07/31/2017 12:00 PM EDT Faster diagnosis leads to faster treatment, researcher says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Epilepsy, Genetic Testing 7-Fold Spike Seen in Opioid-Linked Fatal Car Crashes 07/31/2017 09:00 AM EDT Two decades of U.S. data show another way these prescription medications are taking lives Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Impaired Driving, Opioid Abuse and Addiction   Follow MedlinePlus on Twitter This is a free service provided by MedlinePlus and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894 · 888-346-3656