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In its ruling, the Fair Work Commission of Australia found that Facebook unfriending could constitute workplace bullying. Refusing to acknowldge a "good morning" could be another.

Diabetes drug liraglutide has been shown to suppress the effects of alcohol on the dopamine system of the brain, reducing its pleasurable effect and decreasing the motivation to drink.

WHO has decided to collaborate with health organizations to combat the high risk for rabies in Southeast Asia.

The two-day event in the Hunan Province of China gathered food enthusiasts and tourists around the world for the salamander food festival.

Swiss scientists recently used a combination of tricyclic antidepressants and anticoagulants in mice with gliomas, which are aggressive brain tumors. The therapy caused cancer cells to eat themselves.

Female genitalia mutiliation is still practiced by families and communities because of individual values rather than social beliefs, a new study reveals.

A Utah mother gave birth prematurely aboard a cruise ship on Aug. 31. Her baby, Haiden, lived through critical post-delivery hours and defied low odds of survival.

The Dalai Lama has canceled his October visit to the United States following his doctors' advice. Tibet's exiled spiritual leader was scheduled to appear before crowds across the country starting Oct. 17.

A team of scientists have discovered the biological properties of the enzyme Cpf1 that could be used in advanced genetic engineering and further cancer research.

The updated version of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines is set for release this fall. But before it hits the press, experts have already questioned the science behind it.

A teenage girl's health nearly took a turn for the worse when her green tea regimen caused a severe liver infection.

(American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery) During a morning session today at the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation's Annual Meeting & OTO EXPOSM, James C. Denneny III,...

(European Lung Foundation) Commuting to work by walking on quieter side streets rather than main roads can help people avoid exposure to peaks in harmful air pollution, according to new research presented today at the Eu...

(University of Montreal) The survival rate of preemies born between 26 to 31 weeks of gestation is improved by blocking light from reaching the intravenously-fed infused nutritious mixture they depend on for survival, re...

(American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery) Research to be presented tomorrow at the 2015 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPOSM of the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF...

(ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation) Latest results from a trial of a combination of two targeted therapies (dabrafenib and trametinib) to treat advanced melanoma have shown that patients are living significantly long...

(European Lung Foundation) Tobacco smoke is known to be the main risk factor for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), although non-smokers can get it too. The incidence among non-smokers is increasing in many countries. N...

(ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation) Patients with advanced melanoma skin cancer survive for longer without their disease progressing if they have been treated with a combination of two drugs, nivolumab and ipilimumab...

(ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation) Young women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer may be more likely to remain fertile if they also receive hormonal treatment.

(European Lung Foundation) The interaction between infections and the microbiota during infancy in the lungs could help provide clues to disease development later in life, according to the findings of a new study.

(ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation) Updated results from the CheckMate 057 phase III clinical trial show that nivolumab continues to show an overall survival benefit compared to docetaxel in patients with non-squamou...

(ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation) Aspirin improves survival in patients with tumors situated throughout the gastrointestinal tract, results from a large study in The Netherlands show.