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(MedPage Today) -- More bad news for soda lovers: in addition to obesity and heart disease, the sugary drinks may be tied to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Australian researchers found.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Six former FDA scientists are suing the agency, saying it unlawfully monitored their email accounts after the scientists complained to Congress about allegedly unsafe medical devices gaining approval.

(MedPage Today) -- Hospitalized patients who are transferred to isolation after admission have a greater risk for developing delirium than patients who are admitted to hospitals under contact precautions, according to an analysis of patient records from a large Maryland hospital.

(MedPage Today) -- Newer metal-on-metal or ceramic-on-ceramic hip implants work no better than traditional polyethylene-containing implants, researchers concluded from a systematic review.

(MedPage Today) -- Abnormally low sodium levels were more common in children after surgery when they were given hypotonic maintenance fluids versus isotonic fluids, researchers said.

(MedPage Today) -- More than 100 people in 24 states have now fallen ill and 21 have died from the Listeria monocytogenes infection traced to Colorado-grown cantaloupes, the CDC said Friday.

(MedPage Today) -- Older women who experience a hip fracture have a twofold increase in mortality risk in the first year after the fracture, researchers found.

(MedPage Today) -- One of the pioneers of modern colonoscopy, William Wolff, MD, has died at the age of 94.

(MedPage Today) -- Updated guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend urinalysis and culture when a urinary tract infection (UTI) is suspected or when antibiotic treatment will be started empirically in children 2-24 months.

(MedPage Today) -- Either of the currently available quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines can be used for children ages 2 to 10, the CDC affirmed.