Winston-Salem: A post-marketing safety study mandated by the US Food and Drug Administration has shown that a combination drug therapy for the treatment of asthma is safe and effective.

Every parent knows that children aren’t always the most co-operative. And when it comes to getting them to do something new or that they don’t want to do they can be particularly resistant, whether it’s putting on shoes or getting them to take a bath.

Philadelphia: Oranges and other citrus fruits are good for you — they contain plenty of vitamins and substances, such as antioxidants, that can help keep you healthy. Now a group of researchers reports that these fruits also help prevent harmful effects of obesity in mice fed a Western-style, high-fat diet.

Philadelphia: Most people start racking up scars from an early age with scraped knees and elbows. While many of these fade over time, more severe types such as keloids and scars from burns are largely untreatable. These types of scars are associated with permanent functional loss and, in severe cases, carry the stigma of disfigurement. Now scientists are developing new compounds that could stop scars from forming in the first place.

Most often mosquitoes simply leave people with uncomfortable, itchy bites. To help protect your family from mosquitoes as you enjoy the outdoors, Dr. Suzan Mazor, medical director of Toxicology at Seattle Children’s, shares the following advice.

Los Angeles: For some perspective, in the seven years between 2005 and 2012, liver cancer rates increased by 33 percent among white men and by 21 percent among Latino men. The increase was more modest with women in these groups — partially because liver cancer is more common in men.