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Scientists conducted an experiment and found that newborn babies can see certain things at certain distances.

Most wounds clear up by themselves, but some fail to heal and become chronic. An international team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet, now unveil the important role of so-called microRNAs in regulating skin w...

A University of Oklahoma professor studying malaria mosquito interaction has discovered a new mosquito protein for the development of a new vaccine that is expected to stop the spread of the disease in areas where it is ...

A California bill seeks to require students to be vaccinated before they can attend public schools. The legislation could help boost immunization and reduce odds for future outbreaks in the state.

Before the umbilical cord is cut, cord milking can be employed to improve the blood supply to an infant. The technique also raises blood pressure and red blood cell count, in addition to helping prevent intraventricular ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University have developed a new antibacterial technology that can eliminate specific types of deadly bacteria without the use of antibiotics.

The mortality rates of patients undergoing bowel surgery continue to rise. An audit team has uncovered several factors that may be attributed to the alarming number.

The Health Products Regulatory Authority and the Garda Síochána in Ireland are investigating the death of a young man who took a diet pill that contained an illegal substance known as dinitrophenol (DNP).

Pediatricians in the United States updated guidelines stressing the role of parents and pediatricians in giving children a healthy lifestyle and preventing obesity.

Bill that would end religious and personal belief exemptions from California vaccination requirements awaits the governor's signature. Parents would face choice of vaccinating their children or home-schooling them if it ...

Restrictions imposed by many state Medicaid programs are preventing patients with hepatitis C to have access to Sovaldi, an effective but costly treatment for the disease.

A new case of death due to Ebola virus was reported in Liberia after the country was declared free of the disease in May 2015. Authorities say there is no need to panic as contact tracing is already in progress.

A new study conducted by Brown University and other academic institutions suggests that drinking a glass of orange juice or eating a grapefruit each day can help increase the risk of developing melanoma, a rare but highl...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the CDC has voted to include adolescents and young adults, between 16 and 23 years old, in its recommendation for meningococcal group B vaccination.

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