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Food and beverage companies hit back at an FDA proposal to list added sugar on nutrition labels. The FDA also wants a listing of the added sugar's percentage of recommended daily intake included.

Aerobic exercise has been shown to have benefits in protecting against Alzheimer's and dementia. Results are comparable to what current medications are capable of, researchers say.

An amoeba that eats human brains has been detected in the tap water of New Orleans. Should residents be worried?

Affluent, otherwise healthy people over the age of 50 may be risking their health with high-risk drinking, a study finds. Researchers say their finding suggests a worrying 'middle-class phenomenon.'

Praluent could soon help patients with high cholesterol, as the drug has received FDA approval. However, this new treatment method also comes at a hefty cost.

Calculate for caloric requirements with the NIH's Body Weight Planner and achieve a more realistic way to lose weight and keep it off.

(American College of Surgeons) ACS NSQIP provides more accurate data than administrative data for driving surgical quality improvement in hospitals, according to two new studies presented by researchers at the 2015 Ameri...

(American College of Surgeons) Long waitlist times often lead to a higher risk of death for children awaiting heart transplantation. However, the team at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, cut wait times by revising the...

(American College of Surgeons) Surgical teams at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, are decreasing the rate of urinary tract infection in their institution by paying scrupulous attention to the use of catheters bef...

(American College of Surgeons) Physicians at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Penn., have developed an analytical tool to identify surgical patients at risk for costly respiratory complications.

Bill Gates has funded research that has developed a new vaccine against malaria. What is the billionaire doing for the world?