Powerful Antibiotic Combo Not Necessary For Simple Sinus Infections, Study Shows

People with sinus infections are often prescribed antibiotics that are more powerful than necessary, a new study has found.

Standard amoxicillin works just as well as the more potent combo of amoxicillin and clavulanate in treating sinus infections, researchers reported April 18 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.<...

Service Dogs Perform Tasks Akin To Human Caregivers, Researchers Say

Assistance dogs are more active caretakers for their impaired or ill humans than we give them credit for, a new study says.

These service dogs not only help people with practical tasks, but actively contribute to their care, researchers recently reported in the journal Human Relations.

In this way, assistance dogs start to t...

A Third Of Young Adults Are Couch Potatoes, Their Parents Say

Young adults are struggling to stay active and fit after they leave high school, a new survey suggests.

About 1 in 3 parents say their 18- to 25-year-old is minimally active or completely inactive, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.

Young kids a...

Smoking, Vaping Weed Increases Risk Of Asthma Attacks Among Young Adults, Study Finds

Weed might increase a young person’s risk of an asthma attack, whether or not they are smoking or vaping it, a new study says.

Young adults had 57% to 81% higher odds of an asthma attack if they smoked or vaped cannabis, researchers recently reported in the journal Chest.

“Inhaling marijuana products — eith...