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April 25, 2017
A new government report that lists the top offenders for food poisoning shows that U.S. health officials have made progress against salmonella infections.
April 24, 2017
When a second cancer strikes, it tends to be far more deadly in the young, a new study reveals.
April 24, 2017
A small, preliminary study may show promise of a new type of treatment for progressive multiple sclerosis (MS).
April 22, 2017
Parents shouldn't give their children any medications containing the narcotics codeine or tramadol because they can cause life-threatening breathing problems, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned.
April 21, 2017
Adjusting the so-called body clock might help severely brain-injured patients regain consciousness from a coma, researchers say.
April 20, 2017
It's spread by an insect that's often called the "kissing bug." And now, the parasitic infection know as Chagas disease is prevalent in the United States, new research shows.
April 20, 2017
An experimental vaccine therapy shows promise in treating people with deadly glioblastoma brain cancer, researchers behind a small, preliminary study report.
April 19, 2017
Breast cancer rates among Asian-Americans are steadily rising in contrast to other racial/ethnic groups, a new study suggests.
April 19, 2017
This year's flu season is rapidly winding down and is expected to end within the next couple of weeks, U.S. health officials predicted.
April 18, 2017
he percentage of Brazilians who are obese soared 60 percent in the past 10 years, rising from 11.8 percent of the population in 2006 to 18.9 percent in 2016, the Health Ministry said.
April 18, 2017
Traces of Zika virus genetic material have been found in a second mosquito species, researchers report.
April 15, 2017
Another human H7N9 bird flu case was confirmed in north China's Hebei, local health authorities reported Saturday.