Compared to non-drinkers, men who reported having at least one alcoholic drink a day between ages 15 and 19 had more than triple the odds of developing aggressive prostate cancer in adulthood, the researchers said.
Scientists are working to infect mosquitoes with bacteria that keep them from spreading dengue fever, a sometimes deadly virus that’s reaching beyond its typical tropical range.
Cases of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia all increased in 2017, making it the fourth straight year in which STD infections continued to expand.
Due to the risk of infection, consumers who have water-based homeopathic products made by King Bio Inc. of Asheville, N.C., for children, adults or pets should throw them away, the FDA said Tuesday. The drugs may be unsafe to use because of high levels of microbial contamination, the agency said.
