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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the marketing of a new device, called PneumoLiner, a tissue container bag to be used during gynecological procedures. This could be used when removing uterine fibroids...

Democratic assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman filed a bill pushing for the establishment of legal drug injection sites to curb the growing heroin and drug overdose problem. How did law enforcers receive this proposal ...

Patients suffering from phantom limb pain (PLP) may see relief through a newly-developed process which freezes the affected area. How effective is this new procedure?

Suspected norovirus has sickened 28 students at the University of Minnesota. The people affected by the outbreak were residents of Frontier Hall dorm.

California pharmacists can now provide birth control contraceptives to girls and women in the state as the law that allows it became fully effective Friday. Anyone who decides to do so has to answer a questionnaire to en...

The focus of the eyes during interactive conversations may help identify children with autism. Those with the developmental disability tend to focus on the speaker's mouth during emotional talks.

The Cleveland Clinic has revealed that the reason for failure of the first uterus transplant in the U.S. is yeast infection. The infection may be life-threatening, thus, doctors had to remove the organ immediately.

Researchers at McGill University have identified a setback to using the gene editing tool known as CRISPR in removing HIV from affected cells. While it was first considered to be a promising treatment for the infection, ...

The world's first study shows the use of pain medications could provide an alternative treatment for chronic heroin addiction. The finding could benefit people who do not respond to current medications.

Proper dosage is necessary for effective treatment, but many patients have trouble sticking to their dosing schedules. A new pill design aims to address this by facilitating long-term drug release.

A recent study has linked the intake of salmon during pregnancy to reduced risks of asthma in offspring.

A report suggested that hospital software may not be able to flag down unsafe drug prescriptions. Despite having the systems installed in hospital computers, the results are still pretty much the same.

A certain class of drugs used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease has been linked to Impulsive control disorders that increase risk of compulsive gambling, shopping, eating etc.

Pedophiles experience a surge of hypersexuality and aggression, which leads them to assault children, experts say. A research is looking at how a new drug could help tame and stop these pedophilic tendencies.

Health experts in the United Kingdom have suggested putting up special activity icons on food labels, indicating the time needed to burn off extra calories. The icons should be simple and comprehensible, they said.

(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) By spending less than $5 per person on essential health care services such as contraception, medication for serious illnesses and nutritional supplements, mill...

(The Lancet) Avoidable maternal and child deaths could be greatly reduced in a generation by rapid expansion of essential, highly-cost effective health interventions and services, according to some of the world's top mat...

Prostate cancer patients and their doctors may want to think twice about the best timing for chemotherapy or radiation therapy in conjunction with a common nonsurgical treatment, based on international research findings ...