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Pfizer's experimental, long-acting opioid painkiller can be subjected to manipulation and abuse. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's advisory committees will discuss on June 8 whether the drug should be approved.

Costs associated with different breast cancer chemotherapy regimens can vary significantly, regardless of effectiveness, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Understanding cos...

2014 was 35 percent among men and 40 percent among women, and between 2005 and 2014, there was an increase in prevalence among women, but not men, according to a study appearing in the June 7 issue of JAMA.

Women, young individuals under age 35, and health-challenged people are some anxiety-prone groups, according to a new study. Learn more about global anxiety rates and potential remedies such as mindfulness.

Fatty acids in the breast may be useful indicators of cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. The results may help researchers determine the underlying mechanis...

Vice President Joe Biden announced that a new open-access database for cancer research has been launched to help scientists develop better treatments. The database contains clinical and genomic data collected from 12,000...

Public authorities have warned about sea lice outbreaks on Florida beaches, with sea lice stings linked to rashes and even flu-like symptoms. Here's what you should know about sea lice infestations.

Not all fats are created equal. New research suggests that a high-fat Mediterranean diet with olive oil or nuts is better than low-fat diets at helping you shed some pounds.

Another reason you should get decent amount of sleep: a new study suggests sleep loss and delayed bedtimes may increase your risk for heart diseases. The risk is stronger for shift workers.

Solomon Snacks and Bakery in Minnesota is recalling 873 pounds of its chicken, beef and turkey meat pies from retail stores. These products did not go through standard USDA inspection and were not properly labeled.

Spider venom has helped researchers target a protein involved in transmitting mechanical pain, the type felt by patients of irritable bowel syndrome. This helped scientists better probe pain signaling in the body.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- After decades of excruciating pain and nearly 20 surgeries, Emily Sunderland didn't argue when a surgeon told her amputation was all that was left. But another surgeon said 'wa...

Antidotes for opioid and heroin drug overdoses are easier to buy today compared with years ago. Almost every state has made it legal to buy them even without a prescription.

(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Researchers are creating materials for a cancer treatment system that can limit the side effects of chemotherapy drugs by quickly removing them from the body after use.

(INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale)) A study from Inserm, Paris Descartes University and Sainte Anne Hospital suggests that anorexia nervosa might not be explained by fear of gaining wei...

(University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) New research from the University of Copenhagen reveals that the glia cells in the brain could be the key to the cure of the serious neurological disea...

(Washington State University) Not a morning person? Neither are your kidneys. Research from the Washington State University College of Pharmacy suggests there may be benefits to timing chemotherapy in cancer patients to ...

(University of Birmingham) A drug, more commonly used in the treatment of angina, could be the focus of a new strategy in fighting the fatal fungal infection cryptococcosis.

(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Adults at risk for type 2 diabetes or heart disease or both can substantially increase their physical activity levels through participating in a lifestyle interve...

(Rockefeller University Press) Researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke have discovered that boosting the transport of mitochondria along neuronal axons enhances the ability of mouse ner...

(Jackson Laboratory) Professor Derya Unutmaz, M.D., of The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, will receive five years of funding -- totaling $3,281,515 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...

(University of Bonn) Researchers at the University of Bonn and the LMU Munich have decoded a new mechanism of how the immune system can attack pigmented cells of the skin. It was previously believed that natural killer c...