While the nasty flu is circling among humans this season — having claimed 27 lives already — your pets aren't immune to a certain type of flu among their kind. Here are some facts about the dog flu hitting some areas this winter, and how you can protect your furballs.
 

It's unlikely that when you first wake up the word "vanadium" comes to mind. In fact, you probably haven't even heard of it. But it is real – a metal – and named after a Northern-Germanic tribe goddess. The word means "beauty," so all in all vanadium does not disappoint. 

Two physicians studied the effect of Thunder Mountain, a Disney World roller coaster, on kidney stones. They wanted to know whether these crystals, that form in the organ, would move due to forces outside the body. Here's what they found.

Research shows mounting evidence that a man's erectile dysfunction can be linked to higher rates of cardiovascular events.

Evidence indicates that dogs can become infected with human-adapted influenza strains, making this incredibly concerning. When two different influenza strains infect the same host, the viruses can swap genes, a process known as genetic reassortment. This can produce devastating influenza pandemics.

A recent study published in Nature Genetics, describes a genetic link to obesity in humans discovered by studying obese children in Pakistan.

Today is the day President Donald Trump will be experiencing his first medical evaluation in the White House. ACSH's Dr. Jamie Wells discussed with BBC TV's anchor Matthew Amroliwala the many misperceptions and falsehoods that have abounded in the media surrounding such an event. 

A federal tax on so-called junk foods is feasible, says a new review of the topic. Theoretically, such a tax could help fight the obesity epidemic, but it's more likely to help fund the government without making a dent in health risks.

Frailty helps us identify patients at risk for complications from surgery. But how to "undo" frailty remains a puzzle.

Illnesses and deaths from hepatitis A are making headlines daily. And last year, it was hepatitis C. And what about hepatitis B? Let's decipher the hepatitis alphabet soup, and spell out the differences.