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Stanford scientists developed a new test that is 10,000 times more sensitive than current diagnostic tests. The test can detect diseases like Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and cancer.

Stress during pregnancy may result in having babies with low birth weight. Stress hormone cortisol plays a role and because of this, experts advise women trying to become pregnant to manage stress and have a healthy life...

FDA wants to ban the use of powdered medical gloves in the U.S. The agency said powdered gloves may pose health hazards such as respiratory allergies and inflammation to medical staff, patients and exposed individuals.

Contact lenses may alter the natural microbial community of the eyes, according to a study published this week in mBio®, an online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

Chicken of The Sea recalls 107,280 cans of tuna products across the U.S. due to a potential health risk. The tuna products may have been undercooked due to a faulty manufacturing equipment and could lead to potentially l...

Individuals with rosacea were found to have increased risk for Parkinson's disease. They are also likely to get diagnosed of Parkinson's disease 2.4 years earlier than the general population.

Seniors are predisposed to the dangerous effects of drug combinations. Taking too many medicines and supplements aggravates the serious health risks they face at their age.

Americans saw an average drop of 61 percent in heart disease deaths over the past 40 years. The decline, however, varies with some counties in the South seeing only a 9 percent decline in heart disease-related mortality.

Scarlet fever, which commonly affects children, is a bacterial illness that causes a distinctive pink-red rash. It is primarily caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes, known also as group A streptococcus.

Korean researchers created a graphene-based wearable patch that can track and treat diabetes painlessly. The wearable patch can detect glucose levels in the wearer's sweat and deliver metformin drug automatically.

Only one in two patients undergo lethal means assessment in the emergency departments. This means many doctors fail to help suicidal patients receive the right treatment and intervention.

A new study conducted from University of Tokyo unveiled a theory regarding the relation of calcium to having better and longer sleep. The research found seven genes responsible in sleeping, which proved to be calcium-dep...

It has been almost 40 years since Indonesia banned 'pasung' or shackling. However, there are still nearly 19,000 patients with disabilities that are bound and locked up in atrocious conditions.

UK researchers developed a so-called germ trap with a virus capture rate of over 99 percent. The technology is believed to be an affordable product in the future that can be incorporated in filters of masks and air filtr...

Over-the-counter medications and supplements had overtaken prescription drugs in the top 10 pet toxins list in 2015. Last year, over 28,500 cases of pet toxicity from this group were reported.

RALEIGH, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- As many as 21 million people a year are sickened by the norovirus. But as contagious as it is, there are still a lot of questions surrounding how it's transmitted. We know it is shed i...

(American College of Emergency Physicians) When older adults in severely debilitated states show up for treatment in the emergency department, emergency physicians and staff must be able to identify and document their sy...

(University of Texas at Austin) More cities than previously assumed could soon grapple with the Zika virus if two species of mosquitos are found to be equally effective carriers of the disease, a University of Texas at A...

(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Cricket batsmen who bat the 'wrong' way have a stunning advantage according to new research published in the scientific journal Sports Medicine. Batsmen who adopt a reversed stance (right-h...

(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) The M1 LUMI™ Bead provides visible confirmation during embolization treatment for liver cancer.

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) An international team used an amplification technique to sequence the genomes of two divergent Plasmodium malaria species from miniscule volumes of chimpanzee blood to find...

(Loyola University Health System) The cost of treating hepatitis C virus could be cut up to 50 percent if mathematical models are used to predict when patients can safely stop taking direct-acting antiviral medication, a...