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The use of hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation (HF-WBI) for patients with early-stage breast cancer increased 17.4 percent from 2004 to 2011, and patients are more likely to receive HF-WBI compared to conventionall...

Common variations in four genes related to brain inflammation or cells' response to damage from oxidation may contribute to the problems with memory, learning and other cognitive functions seen in children treated for ac...

The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa negatively affects control and treatment of malaria so WHO recommended temporary measures for fighting the mosquito-borne disease in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

A defining feature of this Ebola epidemic has been the significant resistance of some of the affected communities to treatment and prevention measures by foreign aid workers and their own governments. Many local people, ...

Medicaid patients have difficulty setting up an appointment with doctors who were supposed to serve them. A federal report reveals why.

The body is under assault all the time. With the discovery of a protein that controls healing, wounds may disappear faster, reducing the time it needs to fully recover.

Bisphenol A (BPA) lining in food cans can elevate the risk of high blood pressure. People with high blood pressure and heart disease should understand the risks involved with the consumption of soda cans and other food i...

One of the reasons cancer is so deadly is that it can evade attack from the body's immune system, which allows tumors to flourish and spread. Scientists can try to induce the immune system, known as immunotherapy, to go ...

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