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Lisa Kaiser says she is living proof that it pays to teach kids how to call 911.

Water companies in south-east England have been told that if they delay introducing hosepipe bans and other water-saving measures households may get water for only a few hours a day and standpipes will have to be introduced as in the drought of 1976.

Diabetes patients could be able to receive insulin via a nasal spray using yeast, scientists believe.

Steroid medications commonly used to reduce inflammation caused by traumatic head injuries may actually boost the risk of death, a new report suggests.

Pfizer’s Eraxis (anidulafungin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat candidemia, a potentially life-threatening bloodstream infection. Candidemia is the most deadly of the common hospital-acquired bloodstream infections, with a mortality rate of approximately 40 percent.

A new clinical formulation extracted from Scutellaria Barbata, may provide physicians with a new tool in treating aggressive late-stage breast cancer.

Two US doctors have suggested the sale of organs such as kidneys should be legalised to meet the rising demand.

Fish oil supplements may help reduce some fatty substances in the blood of people with diabetes, but not others, researchers report.

A US study of more than 1200 stroke survivors found patients taking anti-cholesterol drug statins had a significantly better outcome than those without the medication.