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For children with a common middle-ear problem, a simple procedure with a nasal balloon can reduce the impact of hearing loss and avoid unnecessary and ineffective use of antibiotics, according to a randomized controlled ...

New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.

Venues for the boating and swimming events of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were found to have dangerously high levels of disease-causing bacteria and viruses. Those who ingest just three teaspoonfuls of the...

U.S.-based healthcare company CVS Health is teaming up with software giant IBM to provide better health care management services to patients diagnosed with chronic diseases. The new agreement will provide CVS with access...

Researchers interviewed New Jersey residents and found that those affected by Hurricane Sandy from three years ago are up to now experiencing mental distress, depression or PTSD. The study was funded by the state health ...

Scientists at the University of Bari in Italy have discovered that cognitively normal older people who drink more and more cups of coffee over time may experience higher rates of mild cognitive impairment compared to tho...

The Defense Department awarded the billion-dollar Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization contract to Cerner Corporation. The system will replace older record systems that are currently in use.

Officials from the New York City Health Department are currently on alert as more and more cases of Legionnaires' Disease have been reported in South Bronx. Authorities, particularly city mayor Bill de Blasio, are urging...

The family of Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) patient Rafaella Kopelan is working closely with a pharmaceutical company that may soon provide a topical treatment to cure blisters caused by EB. The pharmaceutical company Sciod...

The FDA has issued a ban on all cilantro imports from the Mexican state of Puebla after detecting traces of the Cyclospora cayetanensis parasite in samples of produce from the area.

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(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Working with yeast and worms, researchers found that incorrect gene expression is a hallmark of aged cells and that reducing such 'noise' extends lifespan in these organism...