Patient preferences not often asked after stroke hospitalization

(Reuters Health) - Less than half of stroke patients who were hospitalized and died within 30 days had their preferences for lifesaving measures recorded in a recent study of California hospitals.

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Emotional problems persist when preemies reach school age

(Reuters Health) - Children who were born prematurely tend to have emotional and behavioral problems that are likely to still be present when they enter school, and to persist for at least a year, researchers say.

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In major shift Mexico president proposes relaxing marijuana laws

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday proposed legalizing marijuana-based medicines, raising the amount users can carry and freeing inmates on minor weed charges, in a major shift amid regional efforts to reboot drug policy.

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Senators close to proposal on Zika funds: Republican committee chairman

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of senators will soon offer a proposal for more funding to fight a Zika outbreak spreading rapidly through the Americas, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran said on Thursday.

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Why you dont sleep well in a strange bed

(Reuters Health) - The old adage about sleeping with one eye open in an unfamiliar place may not be too far off the mark. A new study suggests that one half of the brain remains on high alert during the first night of sleep in a new space.

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Knowing your kid is overweight might make things worse

(Reuters Health) - - When parents think their child is overweight, that may put the kid at increased risk of packing on even more pounds, a new study suggests.

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Zika dengue fever pose 'immediate threat' in quake-hit Ecuador-charity

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mosquito-borne diseases including the Zika virus and dengue fever pose an "immediate threat" to survivors of the devastating earthquake that hit Ecuador four days ago, an international charity said on Thursday.

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