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Exposure to hormone-altering chemicals called phthalates -- which are found in many plastics, foods and personal care products -- early in pregnancy is associated with a disruption in an essential pregnancy hormone and a...

A pro-vegetarian diet -- one that has a higher proportion of plant-based foods compared to animal-based foods is linked to lower risks of dying from heart disease and stroke, according to new research presented at the Am...

People with diabetes are more prone to anxiety and depression than those with other chronic diseases that require similar levels of management. The reasons for this aren't well understood, but Joslin Diabetes Center rese...

Getting the body the oxygen it needs to function is essential to good health. Oxygen therapy can improve survival rates in cancer patients by whipping killer cells to work and fight tumors, says a study.

Statins are prescribed to lower cholesterol levels but findings of new study reveal that the drug can increase a person's odds of developing Type 2 diabetes.

Opdivo from Bristol-Myers Squibb has been previously approved for use as treatment against metastatic melanoma. The drug adds another cancer to its list as the FDA gives it the green light to be prescribed for treating n...

The FDA is improving on the flu vaccine for 2015-2016 flu season. The FDA will make necessary changes to the flu vaccine as per the recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Gout patients are 24 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, reveals a new study. The increased level of uric acid in gout patients is believed to play a neuroprotective role in the body.

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(University of Manchester) A study conducted at the University of Manchester's Health eResearch Centre found that there was no link between a £10 billion pay-for-performance incentive scheme aimed at GP's and a reductio...

(Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) Older brains may be more similar to younger brains than previously thought. In a new paper published in Human Brain Mapping, BBSRC-funded researchers at the Univer...

(Oxford University Press USA) Recent research from the Long Life Family Study confirms that severe mortality-associated diseases are less prevalent in the families of long-lived individuals than in the general population...