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A new study has discovered parents who quit smoking and engaged in anti-smoking socialization with their children were at least 50 percent less likely to go back to smoking. Their discussion mostly revolved around the ba...

Earlier this month, researchers discovered that at least part of the euphoria that comes after a strenuous workout -- runner's high -- is due to endocannabinoids, the body's self-produced counterparts to some of marijuan...

Researchers found that people who participate in relaxation activities such as yoga and meditation significantly reduce health care costs. Researchers also said that the notions for stress-related disorders should be vie...

Drug meant to treat leukemia shows promise of halting or even reversing the symptoms of Parkinson's, researchers find. Finding of small trial spurs scientists to plan larger trials to test drug with Parkinson's, Alzheime...

Scientists Ali Salanti and Mads Daugaard were in the process of developing a malaria vaccine when they stumbled upon one astonishing fact. They discovered that malaria proteins attach to the placenta in the same way they...

Swedish researchers are developing a new drug designed to curb alcoholism. Based on separate studies on humans and rats, they found that a component they discovered can reduce alcohol cravings and normalize dopamine leve...

In the latest federal election campaign, party representatives aired their stand on legalizing and regulating marijuana or cannabis in Canada. Candidates from the Liberal, New Democratic and Conservative Party opened the...

A kidney stone is a crystalline mineral material that is formed in the kidney or urinary tract. Turkish scientists recommend a delightful new cure to this very painful condition: frequent sex.

An organic dairy product company's raw milk products are being recalled due to bacterial contamination. The CDFA warns the public of the dangers of consuming unpasteurized milk products.

A pilot study found that the insulin-treated type 2 diabetes patients' levels of A1C, which reflects average blood sugar for the last two to three months, was reduced comparably like those of intensive oral therapy. They...

An estimated 20 to 40 percent of melanoma cases are believed to stem from preexisting moles, with more than 100 moles considered a "strong predictor" of disease risk. A higher risk of skin cancer may manifest in persons ...

A strain of probiotic bacteria may help alleviate anxiety and enhance memory. Study subjects who took the probiotic capsule scored higher in memory tests and had lower stress hormones compared to those who did not take t...

3D printing helped save the life of a newborn who was found to have a facial lump that could prevent him from breathing after birth. Doctors were able to have a model that presents the actual location and severity of the...

The recall covers lot number 45810 of Medline's 500mg uncoated, compressed Acetaminophen tablets, with item number OTC20101 on their bottles and an expiration date of May 2018. The affected lot was distributed across the...

Sprout's 'female Viagra' has gone on sale. It is being highly scrutinized, however, due to a lack of testing and some seemingly severe side effects.

(American College of Chest Physicians) Researchers from Mount Sinai Beth Israel, in New York, New York, created a quality improvement initiative in 2012, recommending a restrictive approach to ordering chest x-rays compa...

(American College of Chest Physicians) Researchers from Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, formed a multidisciplinary sepsis and shock response team to help alert emergency department providers when these disorders ar...

(Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) A groundbreaking study of more than 30,000 patients with inflammatory bowel disease has shown that genetic factors affect the location of the inflammation in the gut, with important impl...

(American College of Chest Physicians) A survey distributed by researchers from the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center in Manila, Philippines, may have found a link between the number of duty hours and the preva...

(American College of Chest Physicians) Social media is a tool that groups have adopted to help educate, market, and promote causes or topics to a broad audience. Researchers examined trends in social media use at pulmona...

(Mayo Clinic) Mayo Clinic researchers in Rochester, Minnesota, collaborated with the University of Mississippi Medical Center on a recent study, 'Troponin T as a Predictor of End-Stage Renal Disease and All-Cause Death i...

(American College of Chest Physicians) Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found that families with children admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit incurred significant nonmedical, out-of-poc...