Medical News

An experimental drug that attacks brain tumor tissue by crippling the cells' energy source called the mitochondria has passed early tests in animal models and human tissue cultures, say Houston Methodist scientists.

A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) finds that patients who go home after knee replacement and receive physical therapy at home do as well as those who go to an in-patient rehabilitation facility...

Students from schools that received training from professional chefs were more likely to consume more fruits and vegetables in the school cafeteria than their counterparts from other schools.

Charas Scientific, a marijuana testing lab in Colorado, found that the THC concentration in legal marjuana is higher than it was three decades ago. The medical element of marijuana was absent from some samples tested.

Dealing with Alzheimer's disease is nothing to scoff at, but a report has revealed that a lot of people don't actually know they have the condition, reducing their ability to manage the disease properly.

Amy's Kitchen And Wegmans Food Markets recalled some of their products on Monday due to possible listeria contamination. Affected were frozen food products with tainted spinach.

Angelina Jolie gets a surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes to avoid cancer. Jolie had already undergone double mastectomy in 2013 to reduce her risk of breast cancer.

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