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(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered a chemical alteration in a single human gene linked to stress reactions that, if confirmed in larger studies, could give doctors a simple blood ...

Under the law, companies with at least five employees are required to provide each worker with up to five days of paid sick leave each year.

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center found that the electrical signaling pattern between two brain regions related to fear and stress determine the brain's response to chronically stressful situations, shedding ...

Big calories, salt and sugar are why Cheesecake Factory entrees took three out of nine winning spots on an extreme food ranking. But the most unhealthy meal may be over at Red Robin, according to the list.

Targacept is stopping the development of a medication for overactive bladders after the drug failed to show a major reduction in incontinence.

Michael Douglas and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones stood up in front of 3,000 doctors to share their personal journey of battling life-threatening cancer.

Gallup's new survey shows that the number of Americans who say no to sodas has increased from 41 percent in 2002 to 63 percent this year. Americans also try to cut back on sugar intake.

Qiagen and AstraZeneca are collaborating on the development and commercialization of a treatment to be paired with Iressa.

It turns out our first impressions of people based on faces are inevitable, a new study reveals. Want to know what kind of impression your face signifies to others?

A new research has found out that patients suffering from dementia are highly likely to get pacemakers compared to those without the condition. The study has involved over 16,000 people.

A proposed bill may soon legalize medical marijuana. A certain marijuana strain can help in the treatment of epilepsy, which affects thousands of people in the U.S.

The office of acting U.S. Surgeon General Boris Lushniak issued a call to action on Tuesday that put skin cancer in the spotlight and enumerated measures to prevent the disease.

In some cases a bite from a brown recluse spider, or violin spider, can present life-threatening symptoms, say medical experts. Children who are bitten should be watched carefully for specific symptoms.

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