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(Wolters Kluwer Health) Magnetic stimulation of a brain area involved in 'executive function' affects cravings for and consumption of calorie-dense snack foods, reports a study in the September issue of Psychosomatic Med...

Walking and cycling have better mental health benefits over driving. Experts suggest that driving for longer distance has worse effects on mental wellbeing of a person.

Daklinza, a Hepatitis C drug, can possibly eliminate the virus by up to 98 percent. The UK National Health Service (NHS) is expected to start using the drug soon.

Researchers have found a link between short streaks of sunny days and increased suicide rates. How sunshine affects tendencies for suicide may have something to do with the neurotransmitter serotonin.

Unlike metal stents that remain permanently in the arteries, Abbot's Absorb eventually softens and dissolves over time and the Absorb II trial showed that angina occurs less in patients who received Absorb compared with ...

Billionaire Paul Allen's foundation donated $9 million for U.S. efforts in fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has earlier donated another $2.8 million for the outbreak through...

King County confirms possible exposure of measles to general public at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. A traveler with measles used the airport facilities on Sept. 6.

Serious virus disease spreads, moving into the Northeast. Officials say the rapid spread of the virus is not unexpected, and people should practice good hygiene and stay home if they are ill.

Survey ranks professions by amount of coffee consumed; journalists and media workers drink the most. Experts say coffee has health benefits, but overconsumption can cause problems.

(Center for BrainHealth ) New research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas published online today in Brain and Cognition illustrates how fear arises in the brain when individuals are expo...

(University of Waterloo) Overindulging in high-calorie snacks is partly caused by lapses in a very specific part of the brain, according to a new University of Waterloo study.The study, published in Psychosomatic Medicin...

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Female college freshmen understand the benefits of eating healthy foods and know which foods they should include in their diets. But t...

(University of Illinois at Chicago) A cancer drug that has shown promise against Alzheimer's disease in mice and has begun early clinical trials has yielded perplexing results in a novel mouse model of AD that mimics the...

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Combining a standard chemotherapy drug with a second drug that stops cells from dividing improves both the survival and response rates for those with advanced cervical cancer, a new study...

(Monash University) A daily small serve of dairy food may reduce the risk of heart disease or stroke, even in communities where such foods have not traditionally formed part of the diet according to new research.

(Georgetown University Medical Center) Which is more likely to convince a smoker to quit? The words, 'Warning: cigarettes cause cancer' beneath the image of an open mouth with a cancerous lesion and rotten teeth, or the ...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) The timing of a toddler's first steps is an important developmental milestone, but a slight delay in walking is typically not a cause of concern by itself. Now a duo of Johns Hopkins researchers ...

(Indiana University) Adding a common epilepsy drug to a morphine regimen can result in better pain control with fewer side effects. Moreover, the combination can reduce the dosage of the opioid needed to be effective, ac...

(Burness Communications) The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund), a new public health partnership that is bringing Japanese know-how and investment to the global fight against infectious diseases, today ...

(University of Missouri-Columbia) Studies have shown that asthma is associated with attention and behavioral issues in children, yet little existing research examines how socioeconomic status may influence the ultimate e...

(Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs) Adolescents and young adults who smoke marijuana frequently may attempt to manage negative moods by using the drug, according to a study in September's Journal of Studies on Alco...

(Temple University) Adults who were abused or neglected as children are known to have poorer health, but adults who tend to focus on and accept their reactions to the present moment -- or are mindful -- report having bet...