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December 7, 2015
Early exposure to widely used pesticides may harm children's lungs, a new study says.
December 7, 2015
More American teens and adults are seeking treatment for heroin and prescription painkiller abuse, a new U.S. government report reveals.
December 5, 2015
Dengue fever is an interesting mosquito-borne tropical disease: it spreads via female mosquitoes but people with virus can infect mosquitoes that in turn infect other people and today the virus spreads to countries far from its usual habitat.
December 3, 2015
Living longer usually means a longer dotage, but wouldn't it be enticing to extend young adulthood instead?
December 3, 2015
Investing in simple diagnostic tests could save lives and end disease epidemics in the developing world, say researchers in Nature.
November 30, 2015
Overweight and obesity throughout adulthood, and especially elevated weight in early adulthood, were associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac death in a 32-year study of more than 72,000 women.
November 27, 2015
New research suggests another potential benefit for moms who breast-feed - a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
November 26, 2015
Whenever possible, doctors should prescribe generic drugs for their patients, the American College of Physicians suggests.
November 26, 2015
Approximately 1 in 4 gay, bisexual men; 1 in 5 people who inject drugs; and 1 in 200 heterosexuals should be counseled about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
November 25, 2015
Almost all human organs donated for transplant in China go unused, state-run media said.
November 25, 2015
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created in the laboratory a kind of tissue that is capable of making sound.
November 24, 2015
Sexually transmitted diseases are spreading at an alarming rate among Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).