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Obesity among American adults hasn't increased much in recent years, but there are still far too many adults who are overweight, a new federal...

If your new baby is keeping you awake at night, take note: A first-of-its-kind study suggests that sleep deprivation after giving birth may limit...

Black American women and Chinese women who ate foods high on the glycemic index -- which measures the effect of carbohydrates on blood glucose...

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel is meeting Tuesday to debate stronger warning labeling for the prescription flu drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir), linked recently...

Using a special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), U.S. researchers have identified structural damage to the lungs caused by secondhand smoke. This is the...

Maimonides Medical Center's heart is in top rate shape - and jumping for joy after being voted one of the best three hospitals for...

Eating disorders rose significantly among American boys between 1995 and 2005, according to a study that examined weight control behaviors among high school students. The...

A 10-step plan to help you reduce body stress and prevent back pain, especially during the demanding holiday season, is outlined by the U.S....

Scientists say they've spotted a brain region that selectively emphasizes certain sounds, such as the sound of a familiar voice calling a person's name. Researchers...

Children of women exposed to arsenic-contaminated water during pregnancy have gene expression changes that may result in cancer and other diseases later in life,...

Scientists say they've spotted a brain region that selectively emphasizes certain sounds, such as the sound of a familiar voice calling a person's name. Researchers...

Adding citrus juices or vitamin C to green tea may raise its antioxidant goodness, a new study suggests. The antioxidants in question are called catechins,...

Even a small amount of a protein called albumin in the urine of patients with stable coronary artery disease increases their risk of cardiovascular...

Between 5 percent and 20 percent of Americans will get hit by the flu bug this year, but some simple precautions can keep you...

Doctors call them transient ischemic attacks, but they're more commonly known as "mini-strokes." But make no mistake -- they can be deadly. What's worse, many people...

Could freeze-dried grape powder help prevent colon cancer? Researchers believe that low doses of this could, indeed, help prevent colon cancer. Claiming the lives...

Depression is known to hike the risk of cardiovascular disease, but don't put all the blame on any concurrent rise in inflammation. So concludes a...

Americans over 60 with high blood pressure are less likely than younger patients to receive guidance from their doctors on how lifestyle changes can...

Not only is the cranberry one of the stars of Thanksgiving Day, but U.S. researchers say compounds in cranberries may be anti-bacterial agents. Researchers at...

Researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia on Wednesday said they have identified five genes which can help in improving treatment of patients...

Compared to full-term babies, those born just a few weeks premature are six times more likely to die during their first week of life,...

In mice, a low-carbohydrate diet slowed prostate tumor growth, possibly because fewer carbohydrates leads to a drop in insulin production, U.S. researchers say. "This study...

Eating nitrite/nitrate-rich foods such as vegetables and cured meats may help improve the chances of surviving a heart attack and of recovering more quickly. That's...

Asthma control and prevention of attacks are the focus of new national asthma guidelines released by the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's...

The US drug maker Merck & Co announced on Friday it will pay 4,85 billion dollars to settle 27,000 lawsuits filed by people who...

More patients with early rheumatoid arthritis could be identified and enrolled in clinical studies if the process of diagnosis included one new type of...

A drug called rilonacept (IL-1 Trap) may reduce disease activity and pain in patients with chronic active gout. That's according to a non-randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled...

China's safety watchdog confirmed Saturday that toy beads recalled in the United States and Australia - after sickening children contain a substance that can...

Helping people with osteoporosis stick to their medications may cut their risk for fracture, Canadian researchers report. When an osteoporosis patient suffers a fracture, there's...

There may be truth to old adage that eating fish can make you smarter, according to three new studies. Each suggests that fish intake, particularly...

Standard guidelines to be used as hospital safety rating tools have been proposed by a team of Johns Hopkins experts, who said the guidelines...

Experience tells us that sleepless nights can lead to overwrought emotions. Now scientists have uncovered some of the first evidence of how this occurs....

Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who did not respond to previous standard therapy experienced significant decreases in their liver enzymes,...

Researchers from University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer center and Rice University combined two technologies in order to fight cancer in rabbits. The findings were...

A recent study made by researchers at the University of Michigan's Center for Human Growth and Development revealed that children aged 9 to 12...