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Pregnant women can be protected from malaria, a major cause of prematurity, low birth weight and death in infants in Africa, with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP), an artemisinin combination therapy that is already wi...

A recent study found that the total rate of ischemic stroke increased by eight percent in the first two days after the daylight saving time transition. Here are some tips on how to avoid health issues and make the transi...

WHO Assistant Director-General Marie-Paule Kieny said using traditional methods to eliminate mosquitoes has had no impact in fighting off dengue. The same issues might apply to Zika virus, she said.

Almost half of the adult population in California have prediabetes, a new study has found. Such finding provides alarming insights into the future picture of the state's diabetes epidemic.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes stiffness, swelling and pain in the joints. It affects millions and has been found to be linked to serotonin deficiency.

California policymakers voted Thursday to lift the purchasing and smoking age from 18 to 21 years old. State Gov. Jerry Brown must sign the legislation first before it turns into law.

Yoga has long been touted to promote well-being. Researchers, however, believe the practice is, at the moment, best used as complementary treatment rather than as standalone therapy.

CVS Health announced that it will spend $50 million in an anti-tobacco campaign. The company hopes to deliver the first tobacco-free generation in the U.S. with this initiative.

Eating high-glycemic carbs could be as dangerous as eating red meat or smoking cigarettes when it comes to lung cancer, researchers find. What are other risk factors discovered in the study?

Brown fat helps keep glucose levels from fluctuating and reduce the risks of developing type 2 diabetes, a study found. People with high amounts of brown fats also had a drop in their glucose levels as the fats' activity...

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Researchers have shown for the first time that it is possible to use a multi-gene test to identify patients with early breast cancer who can be spared chemotherapy and who will still be alive ...

A gene mutation can cause 'good' HDL cholesterol to go over to the dark side. Researchers found that individuals with a faulty SCARB1 gene have high levels of the HDL as well as an 80 percent increased risk for heart dis...

A daily nutritional supplement called Souvenaid, which is manufactured by an Irish firm, is effective in reducing brain shrinkage, a clinical study revealed. The drink also improved the memory of people with symptoms of ...

Patients of traumatic brain injuries were more likely to lose their health insurance coverage or see changes in it. Since most people get health insurance through their job, changes in coverage emerged mostly due to chan...

People who stayed longer in school and climbed more flights of stairs may have healthier brains than those who have not. These activities may help slow down brain aging.

Video games showed promise in improving the thalamus function of multiple sclerosis patients, as they have been found to strengthen neural connections in the brain area. They may help address cognitive decline experience...

(McGill University Health Centre) Millions of people today take statins to help lower their cholesterol level. Currently statins are prescribed to patients based on their future risk of cardiovascular disease, mainly dri...

(University of Eastern Finland) A recent Finnish study showed that individualized and family-based lifestyle counseling helps 6-8-year-old children increase their physical activity levels and improve their diet quality d...

(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Whether they jog, swim, garden or dance, physically active older persons have larger gray matter volume in key brain areas responsible for memory and cognition, a...

(American University) A biological process in the brains of zebra finches shows that the songbirds respond quickly to trauma and are capable of controlling the natural inflammation that occurs to protect the brain from i...

(Deutsches Aerzteblatt International) The introduction of screening colonoscopy in Germany is showing results: Within ten years of the start of this screening program for the early detection of colorectal cancer, the num...

(American Geriatrics Society) Recently, researchers compared the effects of tai chi to leg strengthening exercises (a physical therapy called 'lower extremity training,' or LET) in reducing falls. After six months of tra...