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A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center found that exposure to laundry detergent packets is more d...

The alarming increase in U.S. childhood obesity rates that began nearly 30 years ago continues unabated, with the biggest increases in severe obesity, according to a study led by a Duke Clinical Research Institute scient...

Researchers confirmed that visceral fat is more dangerous than subcutaneous fat. Further research pointed out that a regulatory molecule is responsible for insulin resistance and inflammation, which eventually lead to se...

Researchers have found the link between gut microbiome and mental health. Study findings reveal that having healthy amounts of probiotics can help combat mental disorders.

Chick-fil-A's Chocolate Chunk Cookies are being voluntarily recalled by the supplier because of allergen concerns. CSM Bakery Solutions issued an allergy alert on undeclared peanut present in the flour used in the cookie...

Researchers have conducted a comprehensive study about the effects of spanking and found that it causes detrimental psychological outcomes. Children who experienced spanking have almost similar outcomes with those who we...

Researchers identified a signaling pathway that is a valuable target for the formulation of psoriasis treatment. Psoriasis affects as much as 4 percent of the population in the west.

Materials and technology usually used in the rocket world have been innovatively leveraged to develop an artificial heart pumping machine. The artificial pump works almost as fast as the human heart!

Mobility is an important indicator of overall health in older adults. Scores acquired through Wake Forest Baptist's mobility assessment tool can help identify older patients at higher risk of adverse postoperative compli...

Incorporating music to your baby's playtime may potentially boost language and music skills, a new study revealed. Researchers say music and speech both have rhythmic patterns.

A new study adds to the growing evidence that maternal height may have a bigger role on pregnancy and its complications than previously thought. Small women may have an increased risk of preterm birth.

FDA staff wants the advisory panel to vote on Sarepta's eteplirsen wasting drug after reviewing its effectiveness. An advisory panel meeting will include the recommendations of the FDA.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers that men can acquire, said the National Cancer Institute. Good news is that a diet rich in red fruits and vegetables, such as tomatoes and watermelons, can help reduce it...

CVS pharmacy announced that it has recalled an herbal tea product due to possible salmonella contamination risk. No reports of illnesses have been reported and the store has already removed all the recalled items from it...

As efforts to bring an outbreak of yellow fever in Angola under control continue, WHO is reminding all travellers to the country that they are required to receive the yellow fever vaccination and to have a valid certific...

A new study shows advertisements increase teen use of e-cigarettes. How these ads lure kids is a question that must be looked into to mitigate the problem.

Anti-aGin is an alcoholic drink that claims to protect your skin from wrinkles and keep you looking young. What's behind its anti-aging formula?

Germany-based body products maker Nivea announced the creation of Nivea Men NOSE, a smell detector app working hand-in-hand with a sensors-armed mobile phone cover to gauge the body odor level of its user.

Laundry pods are more dangerous than traditional detergents, a new study has found. Aside from the higher cases of poison report among children, laundry pods also pose more serious consequences, even death.

CHICAGO. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 2.5 million Americans are living with an artificial hip. For those with a failed hip replacement, many are either too afraid to have a revision or don't know what can be done and ...

(Elsevier) A new study in Biological Psychiatry reports structural brain damage from an autoimmune encephalitis that impairs behavior in ways that are somewhat similar to the effects of 'angel dust.'

(University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna) Researchers from Vetmeduni Vienna for the first time collected hybrid forms of two species of the house mosquito in eastern Austria. The reproductive hybrid feeds the blood o...