Medical News

Vehicular accidents are no longer the number one cause of accidental deaths in the United States. Instead, a growing number of Americans die unintentionally because of drug overdoses.

A lot of people turn to the internet before they pay their doctors a visit. Researchers are looking to take advantage of this tendency to determine if web searches can be used to facilitate early cancer detection.

The use of recreational marijuana could already be legal in Canada as soon as next year, with its leaders pursuing legislation soon. Legalizing marijuana in Canada could open up a big market for U.S. traders, too.

Researchers have found a link between economic hard times and the likelihood of children becoming fat and obese. How did the recent Great Depression affect children's weight?

A goodnight kiss turned out fatal for 20-year-old Myriam Ducré-Lemay. Her boyfriend just ate a peanut butter sandwich not knowing of her food allergy.

Accidental deaths are now more common than ever before across the United States. What is driving this increase in fatalities?

(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) In a randomized Phase III study of the drug inotuzumab ozogamicin, a statistically significant percentage of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) whose disea...

Southern Nevada Health District has confirmed the presence of St. Louis encephalitis in the pools of mosquitoes they tested. The health district said that while they rarely cause diseases, areas with high concentration o...

(The Physiological Society) Low birth weight or stress during pregnancy can lead to long-term health problems in women, according to a study published today in The Journal of Physiology.

(King's College London) One in four patients with COPD referred for exercise rehabilitation are frail, but nevertheless can respond favourably to rehabilitation and their frailty can be reversed, finds a new study led by...