- FDA Approves New Drug for Deadly Lung Cancer
- U.S. Justice Department Moves to Reclassify Weed as Less Risky Drug
- Global Life Expectancy Could Rise By More Than 4 Years by 2050
- Most Cancer Treatments Near End of Life Are Useless: Study
- Brain’s ‘Food Smell’ Circuitry Might Drive Overeating
- The More Kids Use Social Media, The More They’re Likely to Vape
- Men Are More Debilitated by Diabetes Than Women
- Is Your Child Ready for Summer Sleepaway Camp?
- Leptospirosis: What Every Dog Owner Should Know
- Experimental Drug Helps Folks Battling Enlarged Heart Move More
Health Highlights: March 28, 2018
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Rubber Duckies Swimming With Bacteria: Study
Your rubber ducky may need it’s own good scrubbing before it gets in the tub with you, a new study suggests.
Researchers tested the bath-time toys and found that they had high levels of bacteria, the Associated Press reported.
Some of those bacteria included types “often implicated in hospital-acquired infections,” the American and Swiss scientists said.
They also noted that some forms of bacteria can cause eye, ear and intestinal infections, the AP reported.
The study was published Tuesday in the journal Biofilms and Microbiomes.
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