Americans with sickle cell disease who have private insurance face average out-of-pocket costs of $1,300 a year and a lifetime total of $44,000, new research reveals. That means that their out-of-pocket expenses are nearly four times higher compared to people without the inherited blood disorder, the new study found. “Identifying ways to reduce the burden…  read on >  read on >

If you have both asthma and seasonal allergies, there are ways to reduce the impacts of that double whammy, an expert says. People with asthma, a chronic lung condition, should try to control or prevent allergic outbreaks, said Dr. Miranda Curtiss, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Nasal…  read on >  read on >

Evidence continues to mount that a specific strain of adenovirus could be implicated in a wave of American children who’ve developed acute hepatitis of unknown origin, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Friday. “The evidence is accumulating that there’s a role for adenovirus, particularly adenovirus 41,” Dr. Jay Butler, the CDC’s deputy…  read on >  read on >

Anyone who’s tried to sleep on a hot summer night knows how hard it is to nod off when the mercury is rising. So it’s no surprise that global warming is likely to cost people more and more shut-eye as temperatures around the world rise. By the end of this century, individuals could be subjected…  read on >  read on >

Dementia risk factors appear to shift with age, and experts say knowing that could help people make lifestyle changes to reduce their chances of developing the disease. “Dementia is a complicated disease and risk prediction scores need to be tailored to the individual,” said Emer McGrath of the National University of Ireland Galway, lead author…  read on >  read on >

Giving antibiotics to a woman just before a cesarean delivery does not increase her baby’s risk of asthma or eczema, a new British study says. C-section is common, but can put new mothers at increased of infection, so they’re given preventative antibiotics. “Maternal infections, such as wound infection, can be a risk in the period…  read on >  read on >