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Secondhand smoke is known for its bad effects on human health. In a new study, however, researchers have found that passive smoking can also cause serious health problems in pets, especially cats.

The plague has been identified to likely occur in several areas in the Western U.S. by researchers. Deadly when transmitted to humans, the disease is caused by a bacteria spread by the deer mouse.

E-cigarette vapor causes cell damage similar to cancer development mechanisms. With this, experts concluded than vaping is no safer than smoking.

Many people who suffer from chronic lower back pain are often limited in their daily activities as aches can sometimes become too much to bear, making even the simplest of movements painful. This issue can be addressed w...

Why do some people develop shingles and others don't? Researchers are still unclear on the reason but they have discovered that having asthma raises risks of developing shingles.

Boston health inspector William Christopher had lunch at Chipotle's Cleveland Circle restaurant after it reopened this week. The restaurant was linked to a norovirus outbreak that primarily affected Boston College studen...

Cholesterol helps keep the body healthy and well-functioning, but only as long as it is maintained at manageable levels. To help prevent your body from taking in excessive amounts of cholesterol, here are a few examples ...

The use of nicotine replacement therapy may not be as safe and effective as experts previously believed. Researchers in India revealed that NRT has not made dramatic impact to public health.

Wearable devices like Fitbit and Jawbone are quickly becoming a permanent fixture in daily life. A systematic review, however, found that while wearable activity trackers are efficient in counting steps, they have a tend...

Smartphones can provide great insight into human behavior and potentially emulate randomized trials. Their powerful sensing capabilities can also provide data on users' depression symptoms.

According to a CDC report, 2014 is the year for twins! The twin birth rate is not only up, however, it is also at a record high.

(Princeton University) Princeton University researchers developed an instrument that allowed them to capture among the first 3-D recordings of neural activity in nearly the entire brain of a free-moving animal, the nemat...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Hyaluronic acid fillers are a popular treatment for facial lines and wrinkles, but early degradation of fillers may limit how long their effects last. Experimental evidence supports a simple techn...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Long travel distances continue to be a significant obstacle to breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer, reports a study in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery�...

(American Academy of Neurology) Taking a high dose of vitamin D3 is safe for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and may correct the body's hyperactive immune response, according to a study published in the Dec. 30, 2015...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Recurrence of HER2-positive breast cancer after treatment may be due to a specific and possibly cancer-induced weakness in the patient's immune system -- a weakness that in...

(Deutsches Aerzteblatt International) About 18,000 people are severely injured every year in Germany, as determined by Florian Debus and coauthors in a new study published in Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. Earlier ...

(Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed)) With nearly one-fourth of teens reporting fighting in the past year, a new study finds parents, who are often left out of violence pre...

(Uppsala University) A new study shows that a novel imaging-based method for defining appropriateness of breast cancer treatment is as accurate as the current standard-of-care and could reduce the need for invasive tissu...

(Medical University of South Carolina) The NIH grant will explore a better treatment for chronic pancreatitis, with the hopes that it also may shed light on a future cure for patients with type 1 diabetes.

(Cornell Food & Brand Lab) New research published in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, found that the tendency of today's consumers to eat when they are not hungry might be less advantageous for healt...

(San Diego State University) Tobacco smoking leaves a dangerous legacy deposited into our clothes, homes, automobiles and hotel rooms that can affect the health of our loved ones and our community even years later. SDSU ...