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Eczema symptoms cleared faster and in more cases for patients treated with crisaborole topical ointment 2%, a novel non-steroidal phosphodiesterase inhibitor.

Needles are so long they could strike bone in almost half of all pediatric auto-injectors, Canadian researchers report.

Study finds stenting and endarterectomy get equal results in patients at risk of stroke, heart attack and death related to stenosis.

Patients with COPD and other breathing disorders are at far higher risk of formaldehyde exposure from faulty laminated flooring than thought. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it made a major math error in calculating that risk in an earlier report.

Leprosy, an infectious disease that was once so feared patients were isolated in remote colonies, has emerged in the US Southeast.Armadillos are thought to be the vector.

Exercise is known to lower hypertensive women's risk of heart disease, but not when it comes to strenuous nursing activities, a Danish study found. The findings could apply to other jobs involving physically demanding tasks including retail work, teaching, and child care.

Loss of the sense of taste in patients with multiple sclerosis is more common than thought.

The elusive “viral reservoir†has been seen by many as the last barrier to a cure for HIV infection since the 1997 discovery of the virus’ ability to lie dormant in certain long-lived cells. Chicago researchers have found that the virus can lurk in the lymph nodes in thriving colonies. The finding could lead to a new drug target that could cure AIDS instead of just managing it.

When it comes to heart health, millions of Americans who have been labeled obese or overweight aren’t in such bad shape after all, according California researchers.

White matter differences, picked up with diffusion tensor imaging, correlate with autism symptoms and severity, a UK team found in a study of men on the autism spectrum. The finding could lead to a novel treatment avenue.