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A study found that asthmatics who expected a harmless odor to be harmful exhibited more airway inflammation than those that believed the odor to be therapeutic.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Weill Cornell Medical College discovered that a single treatment of low field magnetic stimulation produced mood-elevating effects in depressed patients.

Teen usage of synthetic human growth hormone increased by 120 percent from 2012 to 2013 in the U.S., according to results from the latest Partnership Attitude Tracking Study.

A good number of children who are overweight and obese have a misconception regarding their weight, claims new CDC data. That doesn't bode well for getting children to adopt healthier lifestyles, say researchers.

Researchers from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium found new gene variants tied to schizophrenia, a discovery that could pave way to better and more effective treatments for the mental disorder.

After a man died due to bubonic plague, China sealed off Yumen, Gansu province which was turned into quarantine zones. One million yuan is allotted for vaccinations.

Wawona Packing Co. announced it is recalling fruit products that include peaches, nectarines, pluots and plums over concerns of possible contamination that could cause Listeria infection.

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The American Red Cross is seeking blood donors given a potential emergency blood shortage this summer. It's seen an 8 percent decline in donations in the past three months.

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