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New research reveals that men should pass on the hotdog and salami platters and just stick to steak if they're hungry for meat. Be forewarned a high diet of processed red meat brings on a higher risk of heart issues.

India, which boasts a population of 1.2 billion citizens, is facing a blood shortage crisis and the World Health Organization is making a worldwide plea for blood donations.

The new brodalumab drug from Amgen is effective in reducing the symptoms and signs of psoriatic arthritis. The effectiveness of the antibody is advocated by a new Phase 2 study.

It's tick season in New England and health experts are wary at the rising number of ticks showing up. Here's what you need to do to prevent Lyme disease.

The clinical trials the standard of care for the drug metformin was based on were largely made up of white participants but researchers found that blacks, who are more vulnerable to Type 2 diabetes, respond better to the...

A new gene therapy from Bluebird Bio has helped two patients suffering from beta-thalassemia. The disorder requires blood transfusions as treatment. The gene therapy eliminated those transfusions within a 12-day period o...

The California Department of Public Health urged pregnant women, infants, older children and adults to get vaccinated as the number of whooping cough cases in the state skyrocketed.

Researchers say a food fast has shown to have a beneficial result in weight loss which is a key aspect of avoiding diabetes and may also lower bad cholesterol levels which can prevent heart disease.

A recent study suggests that healthy heart contributes to sharp mind. Fluency, learning and memory shortfalls may develop in an individual in case of poor heart health.

Juliano Pinto, denied use of his legs, made the first kick of the 2014 World Cup games using just his mind - and a new bionic exoskeleton.

A new study shows that the cement used for hip replacement procedures could be harmful, even deadly, especially to patients with existing heart problems.

The FDA may soon approve a new oral drug for treating patients with the most common hepatitis C virus. Hopefully, there won't be any injections this time.

(Tonic Life Communications USA) Data from a clinical feasibility study demonstrated that the algorithm was capable of helping maintain glucose above hypoglycemic levels an average of 99.1 percent of the time for the 12 p...

(NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) People with type 1 diabetes who used a bionic pancreas instead of manually monitoring glucose using fingerstick tests and delivering insulin using a ...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) The latest version of a bionic pancreas device has been successfully tested in two five-day clinical trials -- one in adults, the other in adolescents -- that imposed minimal restrictions...

(American Diabetes Association) With the increase in childhood obesity and the associated increase in type 2 diabetes among children and adolescents, there is growing interest in how children's bodies process the foods t...

(Terry Collins Assoc) Under a new mandate, UN University's Malaysia-based International Institute for Global Health will advance integrative thinking about the health of people and planetary systems. It will advance insi...

The FDA initially green-lighted Medtronic's CoreValve system for severe aortic stenosis patients who are too sick to undergo open heart surgery but it now extended its approval to include healthier patients with high ris...

Oxytocin helps regenerate old muscles and tissues in old mice. However, molecules in the hormone are also related to cancer, which limits experiments on humans.

Companies across the U.S. are recalling chia seed products as a result of 21 salmonella outbreaks caused by smoothie mixes and nutritional powders containing the healthy product.