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Ebola is raising concerns around the world, but can the deadly disease be spread by household pets?

Telling teenagers how far they'd have to walk to burn off the calories in a soda can change their consumption habits, researchers find. Calorie information presented in that form can lead them to choose lower-calorie alt...

High blood pressure and psoriasis appear to be linked, according to a new meta-study of English patients. But which comes first?

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition with few treatment options. Studies show that damage to the barrier separating blood from the spinal cord can contribute to the neurologic deficits that arise...

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown for the first time how bacteria can grow directly in the lungs of Cystic fibrosis patients, giving them the opportunity to get tremendous insights into bacteria be...

Pfizer's attempt to remove the boxed warning from its stop-smoking drug Chantix has been halted by the FDA. The drug is believed to cause agitation, suicidal tendencies and depression in people.

Republican lawmakers are pushing for the President to impose a travel ban over Ebola concerns. Obama, however, opts for more stringent screening procedures in U.S. airports.

People suffering from frequent disruptions in their day-night cycles are more prone to obesity and other metabolism problems, researchers say. Microbes in the gut have circadian rhythms controlled by the body's biologica...

Researchers discover new stem cells that can help in better understanding liver cancer. The latest discovery will also assist scientists to understand the regeneration process of the liver.

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