Author Archives: Medline Plus

Sleep education for parents of children with autism helps improve the youngsters’ behavior and quality of life, according to a new study.

One percent of people infected with HIV have a second line of defense deep in their immune system, which serves as a back-up for the body’s defenses that get wiped out by the virus, according to a new study.

Intensive weight loss together with regular exercise did more to ease knee arthritis than exercise alone for overweight and obese adults in a new U.S. study.

A drug used to treat sickle cell disease can not only reduce complications, but also cut healthcare costs associated with treating children affected by this painful condition, according to a new study.

Teenagers who were adopted may be at greater risk of a suicide attempt than kids raised by their biological parents, a new study suggests.

Young children aged 3 months to 36 months who don’t get all their doses of the diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine on schedule appear to be at increased risk for pertussis — also known as whooping cough — according to a new study.

That tattoo on your arm of a former flame — the one that seemed like a great idea years ago — is kind of embarrassing today. And your spouse is not too crazy about it either.

Black and Hispanic children with autism are markedly less likely than children from White families to receive specialty care for complications tied to the disorder, a new study finds.

The younger you are, the less likely you are to realize you are infected with HIV or receive treatment for it, a new study finds.