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Sophia Antipolis 23 March 2018. The impact of nutrition and lifestyle on cardiovascular health will be key elements discussed by...

Early adulthood is particularly critical for putting on weight. According to a recent study conducted at the University of Helsinki,...

Washington, DC (March 23, 2018) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) is encouraged that the spending bill passed by...

Older adults, especially those who are admitted to hospitals, are at risk for potentially dangerous side effects if they are...

Cancer patients in Europe can now receive a life-extending drug invented and developed by scientists at Newcastle University. Women with...

Credit: University of Bath Due to the complicated nature of preparing injections, mistakes are made in around a third of...

A new Drexel University study found that 30 percent of mayors don't believe civic policies can reduce health disparities in...

Credit: New York Genome Center NEW YORK, NY (March 23, 2018) - The American Association for the Advancement of Science...

Bottom Line: Obesity and severe obesity continued to grow among adults in the United States between 2007-2008 and 2015-2016 but...

Credit: American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (March 23, 2018): For many years in the U.S., there has been tremendous variability...

Credit: Allen Chartier WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Nitrogen, an essential plant nutrient, is most readily absorbed by plants in its...

As of 2015, nearly 47 million people around the world had dementia, a memory problem significant enough to affect your...

Annually, about one-third of all American adults aged 65 or older experience a fall. Falls are a major cause of...

In the U.S., about 13 percent of women and 10 percent of men aged 60 or older have knee pain...

WASHINGTON, DC AND SILVER SPRING, MD (March 23, 2018)--Despite the high prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults, provision of recommended...

Results of a recent NRG Oncology study, NRG Oncology/RTOG 0126, show that high-dose radiotherapy did not improve survival for men...

These days, Americans shop for nearly everything online--including marijuana. That's the conclusion of a new study published today in the...

Credit: University of Nottingham The multidisciplinary team led by Professor Donal McNally, Professor of Bioengineering and Head of the Bioengineering...

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today launched the Clinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub, a comprehensive online repository for health system...

Scientists have found that drugs are now so prevalent that 13 per cent of those taking part in a test...