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Researchers studying babies with a Zika virus-related birth defect say they have found previously unreported eye problems possibly linked to the virus that could result in severe visual impairment. In three Brazilian inf...

WHO Member States today agreed to one of the most profound transformations in the Organization's history, establishing a new Health Emergencies Programme. The programme adds operational capabilities for outbreaks and hum...

A veterinarian sees a canine patient with severe rib and head injuries whose cause of injury is unknown. Without having witnessed the incident, how can the veterinary professional distinguish an accident from abuse?

Improved treatments boost survival chances of first heart attack patients. Certain health conditions and risk factors, however, up their risks for heart failure.

Antidepressants are being used under off-label purposes such as treating conditions that are not depression-related. Researchers in Canada have determined the extent of off-label prescribing.

Let them cry it out. A new study suggests that letting babies cry themselves to sleep might be a good sleep training method that will not cause long-term emotional problems for both babies and parents.

Drink spiking is not a myth. In fact, students in U.S. universities often fall victim to drug lacing while out partying with friends.

Men who lose their Y chromosome as they age are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Researchers believe that LOY testing, when done on the general population, can significantly reduce male mortality rate...

Despite the role of clinical trials in cancer research and advances in disease treatments, many Americans are not willing to enroll in one. A new survey reveals why.

New research reveals that most young female cancer survivors need more information about preserving their fertility before and after treatment. Experts urge for increased reproductive health counseling.

SEATTLE. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- What if doctors could diagnose suspected cancer cells without having to take a biopsy from a patient? A new project being funded by the National Institutes of Health is making that possible...

TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The most recent statistics show a decline in pregnancy rates. However, despite the drop, there are more and more new tests and tips parents to be need to be aware of genetic testing can ...

(Arizona State University) Research shows organisms, including humans, express or suppress symptoms of illness based on need.

(University of Liverpool) The UK Lung cancer screening trial has been successfully completed and demonstrated that patients with a high risk of developing lung cancer can be identified with early stage disease and have u...

(Stockholm University) New chemicals are often not recognized in analyses of fish in the Baltic Sea, shows a study from the Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry at Stockholm University. The reason...

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the University of Miami and Meharry Medical College were recently awarded a five-year, $11.6 million grant to launch a new cente...

(NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) The National Institutes of Health has partnered with the US Environmental Protection Agency to fund five new research centers to improve health in communities ove...

(Tufts University) Using data from criminal cases of animal abuse, researchers from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have demons...

(Tomsk Polytechnic University) Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University have developed a prototype domestic analyzer for rapid meldonium and other drugs testing athletes. The device is based on a electrochemical meth...

(University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry) A new study from the University of Alberta shows the benefits of eating fruit can begin as early as in the womb. The study, using data from nearly 700 Edmonton chil...

(Bentham Science Publishers) The key neurodegeneration protein progranulin is regulated differently in cerebrospinal fluid than in serum.

(American Society for Radiation Oncology) Radiation oncologists from across the United States convened on Capitol Hill yesterday to encourage members of Congress to invest in cancer research with sustainable and predicta...