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July 7, 2017
A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found that the traditional model for the spread of carcinoma, the deadliest form of cancer - from the primary tumor, to nearby lymph nodes, to other organs - may not apply in all cases.
July 6, 2017
Many children suspected of being allergic to the inexpensive, first-line antibiotic penicillin actually aren\'t, new research indicates.
July 6, 2017
Popular heartburn medications like Nexium, Prilosec or Prevacid may increase your risk of early death when taken for extended periods, a new study suggests.
July 5, 2017
Tubes called catheters that are used to draw and return blood to the body during dialysis appear to cause the majority of bloodstream infections in people receiving dialysis for kidney problems, a new study finds.
July 5, 2017
A study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings confirms that Parkinson's disease can increase the risk of melanoma.
July 3, 2017
Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have further uncovered the secrets of telomeres, the caps that protect the ends of our chromosomes.
July 3, 2017
Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of soldiers to destroy mosquito breeding grounds as the country battles the spread of deadly dengue fever that has killed a record 215 people this year.
July 1, 2017
When a diagnosis is accurate and made in time, a patient has the best opportunity for a positive health outcome. But, sometimes the diagnosis can be difficult to determine and to make a clinical decision, some rules must be followed.
June 30, 2017
Cancer scientists overestimate the extent to which high-profile preclinical studies can be successfully replicated, new research by Jonathan Kimmelman and colleagues from McGill University suggests.
June 30, 2017
New research might change the way doctors treat skin abscesses in children and adults, medical experts say.
June 29, 2017
Black Americans with gene variants that raise their risk of chronic kidney disease don't always develop it, and researchers now think they know why.
June 29, 2017
Countries with a population of less than 1 million, the small states, have some of the highest rates of childhood and adolescent obesity in the WHO European Region.