Asthma Takes Tougher Toll on the Obese (HealthDay)Severe, persistent asthma is more likely to strike obese individuals than people who are not overweight, U.S. researchers report.

Virulent Hospital Bug Driven by Hunger (HealthDay)Hunger is what drives Clostridium difficile bacteria to cause disease, according to U.S. researchers who say their finding may help in the development of new treatments for dangerous C. difficile outbreaks that occur in hospitals and long-term care facilities.

Experts Debate Giving HPV Vaccine to Boys (HealthDay)Amid the controversy around mandated vaccination of young girls against the human papillomavirus (HPV), some experts are beginning to wonder whether the shot should also be given to boys.

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