Young Cancer Survivors Face Doubled Risk Of Subsequent New Cancer

Teenagers and young adults who survive a bout with cancer shouldn’t let their guard down in the years that follow, a new study warns.

They have double the risk of developing a new cancer — even those who’ve survived longer than five years, researchers reported April 13 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal....

Gut Bacteria Might Drive Rare Food Allergy in Children, Study Finds

Gut bacteria could be driving the problems of children with a rare but serious food allergy condition, a new study says.

Kids with food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) have gut bacteria profiles that differ significantly from healthy children, researchers reported in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Stents Can Ease Long-Term Symptoms Of Deep Vein Thrombosis, Trial Shows

A common and painful complication of deep vein thrombosis can be helped in much the same way doctors now treat many heart attacks, a new study says.

Placing a stent to open and strengthen a damaged vein can reduce the severity of post-thrombotic syndrome, an aftereffect that can occur within two years of a person’s initial bout with ...

Does Your Child Have Nightmares? Here's One Solution

Nightmares can be terrifying for children, robbing them of precious sleep and feeding their everyday anxiety.

But a new therapeutic model promises to help these children by empowering them to defeat their own nightmares, researchers recently reported in the journal Frontiers In Sleep.

The model, called DARC-NESS, teaches kid...