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It's not just a spiritual experience. Study shows near-death and out-of-body experiences are real; objectively explores the phenomena for proof and attains it.

(ETH Zurich) Researchers in the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at ETH Zurich have calculated new benchmark figures to precisely describe the Ebola epidemic in West Africa from a mathematical perspective...

(Columbia University Medical Center) Columbia University's imaging software that facilitates 3-D lung tumor segmentation, licensed to Varian Medical Systems, has been incorporated into the Smart Segmentation module of Va...

The superbug MRSA spreads more quickly among players of contact sports than other athletes, a new study reveals.

Ideas that do not agree with established western medicine are held by nearly half of Americans, according to a new study.

People diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease are seeing a new future thanks to bionic eye technology. For decades, Larry Hester adjusted to life without vision after retinitis pigmentosa caused the photoreceptor cell...

Fast food chains were offering on average about 60 calories less a year in 2013 than they were in 2012, a new study shows. There are still many high calorie options, but this is a good start at curbing the obesity epidem...

UPMC Presbyterian Hospital's infection prevention teams have improved hand washing and sanitizing compliance at the hospital to nearly 100 percent among clinical staff through accountability and educational measures. In ...

Heart attack survivors often experience dangerous heart rhythm disturbances during treatment designed to restore blood flow to the injured heart muscle, a common and confounding complication of an otherwise lifesaving in...

The risk of having another stroke is higher if patients, after dilation of their blood vessels in the brain, not only receive clot-inhibiting drugs, but also have small tubes called stents inserted. However, studies have...

Fad diets come and go, but might there be something to the ones that involve consuming grapefruit and grapefruit juice? New research at the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that a closer look at grapefruit ju...

Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old newlywed with terminal brain cancer, has chosen to use physician-assisted suicide to avoid a prolonged and painful death. Maynard is sharing her story for Compassion & Choices, an organiza...

Two new studies explore the world of mind-controlled prosthesis. Soon, a robotic arm that interacts with a user's brain could become a common occurrence for amputees.

Your 'light' sandwich isn't as light as it seems. Without carefully choosing ingredients, sandwiches can account for a significant portion of your daily sodium intake, according to a study.

Smokers, beware: You may be more prone to a sexually transmitted infection called HPV-16. Researchers say 80 percent of cancers in the back of the throat are linked to HPV-16, which in turn gets transmitted through oral ...

Brittany Maynard said that she wants to live but after assessing her medical condition, she decided to use Oregon's Death with Dignity Act so she could die a less terrifying and dignified death.

A 20-year study suggests that regular cannabis usage can cause mental health problems. Regular marijuana users are believed to experience psychotic symptoms twice more than non-users.

Title: U.S. Life Expectancy Hits Record High of Nearly 79 Years: CDCCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/8/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/8/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Tobacco Tied to Higher Risk of Oral HPV Infection, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/7/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/8/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Health Risks After Stroke May Linger for at Least 5 Years: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/7/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/8/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Screen Everyone Over 45 for Diabetes: U.S. Task ForceCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/7/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/8/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Despite Proper Cleaning, Endoscopes May Pass on E. coliCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/7/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/8/2014 12:00:00 AM