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Minnesota has now outlawed e-cig use in schools and also calls for child safety packaging. New York lawmaker is calling for similar controls.

CDC study claims half of all adults in the U.S. have at least one chronic condition, such as diabetes, heart disease or obesity. It urges people to control risk factors as much as possible before conditions become chroni...

Women using donor sperm from men 40 and older may be more likely to get pregnant, according to new study. Researchers claim this is the first major study to investigate the effect of male age on fertility treatment using...

This post is part of Exploring a Culture of Health, a citizen science series brought to you by Discover Magazine, SciStarter and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, serving as an ally to help Americans work together to b...

A new study reveals that it may be easiest to learn that second language if you incorporate some verbal cuing during a snooze right after studying.

The experimental treatment, which involves using stem cells from a patient's sibling, allows individuals with sickle cell disease to stop taking immunosuppressants that could weaken the immune system and cause other unwa...

The number of deaths caused by drug overdose in Florida dropped significantly after the state adopted legislative measures to curb pill mills and conducted raids that resulted in drug seizures and closures of pain clinic...

Despite strong preclinical data, the drug everolimus failed to improve overall survival in patients with advanced liver cancer, compared to placebo, according to a study in the July 2 issue of JAMA.

Despite a forensic psychiatrist's testimony that double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius suffered from general anxiety disorder, psychiatric assessments show Pistorius was not suffering from mental illness when he killed ...

Ghana is hosting an emergency meeting to fight the largest Ebola outbreak in history. The meeting will be attended by policymakers, officials, doctors, representatives and corporations from different countries.

Despite women receiving over half of all doctoral degrees in biology, they are under represented as faculty in learning institutions. A new study attempts to sort out the reasons and finds possible hiring bias.

New research reveals poor nutrition between age of infancy and five years old may lead to high blood pressure in adult years. It also impacts heart development.

A research team claims Truvada, used to treat HIV infection, has the additional benefit of warding off the herpes 2 virus. It lowers risk significantly, states the report.

Title: Study: Common HIV Drug May Boost Suicide RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/30/2014 5:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 7/1/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Sperm Donor Age May Not Affect Infertility Treatment Success: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/30/2014 12:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 7/1/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Health Tip: Could I Develop Varicose Veins?Category: Health NewsCreated: 7/1/2014 7:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/1/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Nursing Home Care May Be Out of Reach for Many Aging 'Boomers': StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/30/2014 2:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 7/1/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: HIV Prevention Drug Truvada Might Lower Genital Herpes Risk, TooCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/30/2014 5:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 7/1/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: No CDC Lab Workers Seem Sickened by Anthrax: ReportCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/1/2014 9:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/1/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Childhood Vaccines Vindicated Once MoreCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/1/2014 9:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/1/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Most Women Don't Need Regular Pelvic Exams, New Guidelines StateCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/30/2014 5:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 7/1/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Many U.S. Vets Suffer Chronic Pain, Take Narcotic Painkillers: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/30/2014 4:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 7/1/2014 12:00:00 AM