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October 12, 2017
Parents of young children with type 1 diabetes need to be on the lookout for symptoms of another autoimmune condition - celiac disease, new research suggests.
October 11, 2017
Surgical patients who report having a penicillin allergy face a 50 percent higher risk for a post-op infection compared to patients who report no drug allergy, new research finds.
October 11, 2017
An experimental vaccine for the Zika virus has shown signs of success in an early human trial.
October 10, 2017
Stroke patients with dementia treated with intravenous thrombolysis using powerful clot-busting drugs are at no higher risk of brain haemorrhage or death than other patients receiving the same treatment, a study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Neurology reports.
October 10, 2017
Boys affected by a rare but deadly neurological illness made famous by the movie "Lorenzo's Oil" may have new reason to hope, with gene therapy showing long-term promise in a new study.
October 9, 2017
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning about a worrisome outbreak of plague on the African island of Madagascar that has caused 200 infections and 33 deaths since September.
October 7, 2017
Vaccines are a great way to protect individuals and the society against diseases. However, a growing number of people is rejecting vaccination putting their children and themselves in danger. All because of one fraudulent research paper.
October 6, 2017
Almost 57 percent of cancer drugs authorized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) between 2003 and 2009 came onto the market without any clear evidence they improved the quality or quantity of patients' lives.
October 5, 2017
Researchers have discovered a previously unrecognized healing capacity of the heart.
October 5, 2017
The discovery of antibiotics in the early part of the 20th century changed modern medicine.
October 4, 2017
Local health departments in Sydney are on high alert Wednesday, after it was revealed that two separate people who have been diagnosed with measles, visited a number of highly populated public areas last week.
October 4, 2017
Middle-aged adults who routinely skip breakfast are more likely to have clogged heart arteries than those who enjoy a big morning meal, a new study finds.