Medical News

The spread of diseases like HIV and hepatitis B is largely due to the reuse of syringes. A new type of self-destructing syringe is aimed at reducing the spread of disease by preventing reuse.

New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.

The new guidelines for determining whether patients should begin taking statins to prevent cardiovascular disease issued in 2013 by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are mo...

A new study conducted by Rush University Medical Center researchers suggests that the effects of Alzheimer's disease on the health of an individual vary depending on race.

According to researchers, breast cancer survivors are gaining more weight than their cancer-free counterparts and that's bad news for their overall health.

The Colorado Board of Health rejects the inclusion of PTSD from list of medical conditions that can be treated with medical marijuana. According to the officials, the reason for the ineligibility of PTSD sufferers is the...

Scientists at Oxford University move one step closer to developing a vaccine for Ebola. The second phase of the team's clinical study begins as recruitment for volunteers is currently in process.

The obesity problem in the U.S. poses problems for the military. A report reveals that one in three young adults in the country is too fat to be in military service.

Scientists at Duke University have found that children who experience bouts of anxiety, depression and other behavioral problems are six times more likely to have difficulties when they reach adulthood compared to those ...

The Steve Gleason Act is now awaiting to be signed by President Barack Obama after passing Senate and the US House. The global leader in manufacturing speech generation devices looks forward to the implementation of the ...

Researchers employed two methods to produce healthy tissue samples from patients with mitochondrial disease, both of which produced stem cells. They are optimistic that a cure for the genetic disease is on the horizon.

This summer, doctors are keen to remind us about the must-knows, must-haves and must-dos in order to avoid mosquito bites and further prevent mosquito-borne diseases.

Is Ebola truly back in Liberia? A resurgence is looking likelier as another death has been confirmed by the health ministry to be due to the virus.

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