A University of Texas Southwestern Medical School study linked the rise in kidney stone ailments to global warming.

The connection of kidney stone with warm weather has been established based on statistics that southeastern states have 50 percent higher incident than northeastern states

Scientists discover a very common type of dog tick may spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a serious, often-fatal illness that reached historic highs in the US last year.

Two types of ticks were already known to transmit the disease, but these are not as common and are mostly carried by rodents and dogs living in wild or rural areas. This is the first time that a tick found in house pets is pegged as the culprit