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The United States is often described as a cultural melting pot. The degree to which that's true socially can be debated - and, at least as regards to race, it has been debated lots lately. But another way to look at that...

Anti-inflammatory drugs may reduce the risk of one type of skin cancer. However, the benefit is minimal and such drugs carry health risks of their own, experts warn.

Many National Hockey League players and officials are suffering from cases of the mumps. The virus may have spread through tiny drops of saliva and mucus from the infected players.

Treating strokes is guided by the removal of blood clots. This has been traditionally done with medication but now a study has confirmed that surgically removing blood clots can be beneficial.

Latest study reveals that individuals who are unable to balance on one leg for 20 seconds are at a high risk of stroke. The study suggests that the duration for standing on a single leg is an easy measure of a person's b...

Europe's top court ruled that obesity can be considered a disability when this hinders a person from performing tasks at work, a decision tied with a number of workplace implications.

The next time you get lost, blame your brain! In a study, researchers were able to isolate the part of the brain responsible for imparting navigational skills to people.

Title: Neurologists Say Jury Still Out on Medical Marijuana's Use for Brain DisordersCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/17/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: New System Targets Germs in Donated Blood PlasmaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/17/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Seniors Still Given Potentially Dangerous Sedatives: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/17/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Stent Treatment May Lower Stroke DisabilityCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/17/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: 'Low-GI' Diet May Not Benefit Blood SugarCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/17/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: College Students Say 'Curiosity' Leads Them to Fake PotCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/17/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Federal Health Marketplace Enrolls Another 2.5 Million AmericansCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/17/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Few Parents Think 18-Year-Olds Can Handle Their Health CareCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/17/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Flu Activity Up, Some Schools ClosingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/18/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Flying Time Could Raise Skin Cancer Risks for PilotsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/17/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Migraine May Raise Risk for Bell's Palsy, Study SuggestsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/17/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) UT Southwestern will lead the first National Institutes of Health-funded, multicenter, clinical trial to address interventions for patients with multiple chronic conditions centered aroun...

(University of Cambridge) Misfiring of the brain's control system might underpin compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge, writing in the American Journal of P...

(Immune Tolerance Network) About one-third of people with type 1 diabetes produce insulin, as measured by C-peptide, a byproduct of insulin production, even upward of forty years from initial diagnosis, according to a fi...

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) In new findings published online in the journal Annals of Surgery on Dec. 19, 2014, researchers determined the hospital costs and risk of death for emergency surgery and compared it to the ...