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(European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)) Results from a randomized controlled trial to compare the use of permanent radioactive implants (brachytherapy) with dose-escalated external beam radiotherapy in p...

(University of Exeter) New research led by the University of Exeter Medical School, published today in the British Journal of General Practice, has concluded that persistent enlarged lymph glands, found in the neck, shou...

(American Academy of Pediatrics) Pediatric research discoveries over the past 40 years haveled to prevention and treatment strategies that have saved millions of lives worldwide. Seven of the greatest research achievemen...

(The Lancet) Millions of people are dying from common, easily treatable conditions like appendicitis, fractures, or obstructed labor because they do not have access to, or can't afford, proper surgical care, according to...

(North Shore-Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System) Fifteen year olds are not only able to buy over-the-counter dietary supplements from a sampling of health food stores across the country, the staff at those stores act...

(University of Manchester) Researchers at The University of Manchester say better method reporting in animal experiments could save hundreds of thousands of pounds and stop clinical trials being commissioned that have no...

A number of cities and counties around the country have raised the legal smoking age to 21, but never an entire state. After passing a bill through the state House and Senate, however, Hawaii could become the first state...