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Super lice, which are now resistant to commonly used over-the-counter drugs, can be spread to one person to another. Since kids are often victims, parents are advised on ways to protect their kids.

Popular antidepressant paroxetine can suppress inflammation and improve decision-making and reaction time in patients with HIV-related cognitive damage. A small, controlled trial tested the effects of paroxetine and yiel...

Malignant brain tumors are the top cause of cancer-related deaths in adolescents and young adults in the U.S. Diagnosis in this age group can be particularly disruptive and cruel given many are starting careers, finishin...

There are now 147 confirmed Zika virus cases in the United States, excluding 117 more in Puerto Rico that did not make it to CDC's official count. The FDA has also granted emergency use of a new blood test to detect the ...

People with a body-mass index higher than average could be harming their memory. How did researchers reach this conclusion?

Patients with diabetes may be at risk of heart attack if they take blood pressure drugs. A new study found that giving anti hypertensive drugs to diabetics should depend on the range of their blood pressure.

For the first time, researchers showed that the mitochondrial complex II, a metabolic enzyme located in cell batteries called the mitochondria, significantly declines as people age. This can pave the way for the creation...

(NIH/National Eye Institute) A two-year clinical trial that compared three drugs for diabetic macular edema (DME) found that gains in vision were greater for participants receiving the drug Eylea than for those receiving...

Subway will serve antibiotic-free chicken sandwich by March 1. This will be offered in more than 27,000 chains across the United States.