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University of Iowa scientists have explained why we can blame our livers for not stopping us from eating all those holiday cookies.

The DNA diet, which is based on a person's genetics, can effectively help people lose weight but it won't be available until 2020. In the meantime, researchers have identified other weight loss diets that you can try com...

Ultrasounds were found to have breast cancer detection rates comparable to that of mammography and were even better at detecting node-negative invasive cancer. However, the procedure yielded more false positives than the...

UK's health agency said many disregard the early symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as smoker's cough. To raise awareness, Public Health England launched a short film featuring Olympian Iwan Thomas ...

Guinea is now Ebola-free as the World Healh Organization (WHO) announced that there are no new infections reported. The country surpassed 42 days without new cases.

Tom Brady of the New England Patriots granted the Christmas wish of an 8-year-old girl diagnosed with cancer. The football star invited the kid to meet up with him, take photos, and give inspiration.

A cancer patient died after receiving a "larger than intended dose" of chemotherapy. The hospital has already sent a letter of apology but the patient's partner is not done yet.

Managing asthma attacks in children can be difficult for many parents but it can be made easy by having enough knowledge on the condition and receiving support from medical professionals. Here are a few simple steps on h...

A drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea surfaced in England in March. By September, a total of 16 cases were reported by Public Health England and the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV.

The best way to lose weight is not by hitting the gym, but by hitting the bed. Several studies reveal how sleeping helps you reduce pounds while you sleep.

A new British study aims to optimize time of heart surgery to maximize the results of intervention while minimizing patient risks. It will focus on patients of aortic stenosis, the most common heart valve disease.

Doctors successfully removed a bulge the size of a tennis ball from a woman's brain. The 52-year-old woman had a giant aneurysm in her brain for eight long years.

Sleeping in feels good but it is apparently not all that beneficial for you, according to researchers. To help you achieve a more regular sleeping pattern, check out our tips!

The continued spread of gonorrhea especially among young individuals remains one of the primary concerns of health officials in the United States. Here's a quick rundown of what gonorrhea infection is and how it can be a...

The human brain uses 0.15 percent of the original information to process data. Researchers developed an algorithm that explains how the human brain can process large amounts of data all at the same time.

Poor people age faster compared to rich people because of hormonal imbalance, a study in the United Kingdom revealed. Here are several factors that accelerate the process of aging, and how to combat it.

(Temple University Health System) Emergency medicine physicians at Temple University Hospital have found that an opioid prescribing guideline had an immediate and sustained impact on opioid prescribing rates for minor co...

(Veterans Affairs Research Communications) Guerilla tactics such as suicide attacks and roadside bombs may trigger more post-traumatic stress than conventional warfare, suggests a Veterans Affairs study of 738 Iraq veter...

(St. Michael's Hospital) Following the introduction of plain packaging on tobacco products in 2012, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were 12 percent less likely to think certain tobacco brands were...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Palbociclib, a new oral drug whose efficacy in combating breast cancer has been demonstrated alone and in combination with endocrine therapy, also has potential to combat o...

(University Hospitals Case Medical Center) Researchers review importance of microorganisms that exist in the gut, suggesting perturbation of the environment during pregnancy, delivery and early infancy could impact the d...

(PLOS) Adolescents discharged from hospitals in England after an admission for violent, drug- or alcohol-related, or self-inflicted injuries have increased risks of subsequent death and emergency re-admission up to a dec...