Stool Samples From the 1980s Hold Clues to Fighting HIV Today

By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — What do all the microbes living rent-free in your gut have to do with disease risk? Perhaps a lot. A groundbreaking analysis of decades-old stool and blood samples from the early AIDS epidemic suggests that men who had high levels of inflammation-causing bacteria … Read more

‘Extreme Heat’ Days Triple Since 1980s, and More Are Coming

By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Urban dwellers around the globe are sweating through three times as many “extreme heat” days as their counterparts did in the 1980s, a new study suggests. The study is the latest to chart humans’ growing exposure to dangerously high temperatures. Experts said it looked … Read more