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People with anorexia may be receiving positive reinforcement from their weight loss. Researchers found that along with negative emotions, women who suffer from anorexia may have positive feelings from pride in maintainin...

Scientists have associated daily aspirin use with a reduction in certain types of cancers and lowered risk for heart attacks.

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa prompted U.S. health regulators to green-light Ebola vaccines that are currently being tested for fast-track approval status. A vaccine could be available by 2015.

Researchers have discovered that brain tumor cells, specificaly in gliomas, can make excess galectin-1 protein to hide from detection by the immune system until the tumor is too large to be treated.

Students interested in becoming primary care physicians may be able to finish their medical school studies in three years rather than the traditional four years. This program aims to encourage students to pursue primary ...

CMS is no longer reporting instances in which hospitals make life-threatening errors such as leaving surgical equipment in bodies.

An experimental stem cell therapy for heart failure has been halted after patients had issues with blood flow to the brain.

Depression in preschoolers may continue through childhood and early adolescence according to a recent study.

A new study makes the alarming discovery that nearly 10 percent of cancer survivors do not quit smoking. The population-based study surveyed nearly 2,938 cancer survivors after nine years of diagnosis.

Health insurers Blue Shield of California and Anthem Blue Cross are working in tandem to bring Cal Index, which integrates medical data of California residents under one umbrella. The initiative may become the largest he...

The debate over whether organ donors should be compensated in a bid to tempt them or should it be free, rages on. A new study reveals that nearly 539 New Yorkers died due to lack of donors as they were on the wait list f...

New wearable, disposable wristband goes from yellow to pink when your skin has had too much sun. Could be big help in the fight against skin cancer.

Middle age adults with hypertension are at risk of greater mental decline later in life compared with their peers who have normal blood pressure levels.

A new study reveals that women with the rare PALB2 gene mutation are at a higher risk of getting breast cancer. The chances of those diagnosed with PALB2 gene mutation of getting breast cancer are one in three by the tim...

Aspirin was found beneficial in minimizing the chances of developing or dying from certain cancer types. Medical researchers weigh in on the pros and cons.

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