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(University of Sheffield) Healing times for skin ulcers and bedsores can be reduced by a third with the use of low-intensity ultrasound, scientists from the University of Sheffield and University of Bristol have found.

(American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.)) Nutrition support professionals who are well-versed in proper documentation of malnutrition diagnoses in hospital patients can help ensure that hospita...

Was Liberia not Ebola-free to begin with? Results from a genetic test show that the 'new' virus in the country is actually highly similar to the strain that was first responsible for the outbreak in Liberia.

Justice was served for the victims of a Cancer doctor, who was sentenced to spend 45 years in jail after prescribing anti-cancer treatment even when unnecessary. Some patients died and some are faced with the lifelong co...

An estimated $3.4 billion worth of pledges were made at the United Nations on Friday by international organizations in order to help West African nations recover from the devastation brought on by the Ebola epidemic.

Dangerous new street drug Flakka is spreading through Florida and beyond. Even more troubling, the synthetic drug is being distributed in bags of candy.

The FDA is asking manufacturers of NSAID pain relievers to update warnings about the pain relievers. How safe are these drugs?

Epilepsy Action raised concern over a flashing Vine ad on Twitter. The content could increase the risk of individuals, who are dealing with photosensitive epilepsy, to suffer seizures.

(Group Health Research Institute) The National Institute on Aging awarded the Group Health-University of Washington Adult Changes in Thought study a grant of nearly $13 million to continue its work for the next five year...

(BioMed Central) Slugs and other invertebrates provide essential public transport for small worms in the search for food, according to research published in the open-access journal BMC Ecology.

(Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) Melbourne researchers have identified a protein responsible for preserving the antibody-producing cells that lead to long-term immunity after infection or vaccination.

(The Lancet) As the world's leaders gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the Financing for Development Conference, a study published in The Lancet demonstrates that a new approach is needed for classifying funding that r...

'Biological age' doesn't always stay in sync with chronological age, a study finds. Some people age three times faster than others, researchers say.