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Soldiers returning from West Africa are experiencing an overabundance of caution from the military as they are quarantined after deployment. Better safe than sorry, right?

Older adults are at a higher risk for many conditions. Falling and incurring brain injury, though, brings about an increased risk for dementia, according to a study.

Got milk? It might be better if you don't, according to a Swedish study. Drinking a lot of milk, it turns out, may not be good for your bones as originally thought.

Title: Obese Children With Leukemia Fared Worse in StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/27/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: For a Child's Fracture, Use Ibuprofen, Not Morphine: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/27/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Brain Injuries in Older Age Could Boost Dementia Risk, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/27/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Metformin Beats Other Type 2 Diabetes Drugs for First Treatment: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Placebo Treatment May Quiet Kids' CoughCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/27/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: N.Y., N.J. Ease Ebola QuarantinesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/27/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Health Tip: Cooking Can Be Challenging With ArthritisCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Prescription Painkillers Fueling Overdose Cases in ERs, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/27/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Type 1 Diabetes Increasing Among White American KidsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/27/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Virus Present at Birth Causes More Than 10 Percent of Hearing-Loss Cases in KidsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/27/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Health Tip: Seniors Shouldn't See Exercise as a ChoreCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: 'Social Host' Laws May Help Curb Underage Drinking, Study SaysCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Even Depression May Not Dim Thoughts of Bright FutureCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/27/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Colleges Could Do More for Students With Chronic Ills, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/27/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

(Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)) Empa researchers have developed a UV-activated membrane which releases a gentle dose of medication to the skin of a patient. In future those who fe...

(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) At a ceremony held in New York City on Sept. 19, 2014, leading geneticist and humanitarian Professor Mary-Claire King, 2008 Honorary Doctor of Philosophy of Tel Aviv University a...

(Penn State) New insight into the function of an enzyme related to the BRCA1 breast-cancer protein is published in this week's issue of Nature. The study produced the first detailed working image of an enzyme in a group ...

(University of California - San Diego) Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have validated an EEG test to study and treat schizophrenia. The findings, published in two separate studies, o...

(European Society of Cardiology) The condition of an athlete's heart has for the first time been accurately monitored throughout the duration of a marathon race. The real-time monitoring was achieved by continuous electr...