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Credit: NIAID WHAT: National Institutes of Health scientists and their collaborators found that hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated acute liver failure...

Microscopic particles floating in the air we breathe come from sources such as fossil fuel combustion, fires, cigarettes and vehicles....

November 13, 2018 - Individual and work-related factors may be helpful in promoting positive engagement with work among hospital physicians,...

ARLINGTON, Va. - Before patients receive intravenous (IV) antimicrobial infusion therapy outside of the hospital - whether at home, a...

Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Lifting weights for less than an hour a week may reduce your risk...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 13, 2018--A combinatorial gene therapy approach- one designed to inhibit...

Opioid-related overdoses and deaths remain a major public health concern in Massachusetts, yet adolescents who experience opioid-related nonfatal overdose (NFOD)...

(University of Lincoln) A new antibiotic hailed as the 'last line of defence' in the battle against drug-resistant superbugs such...

Credit: HZDR/Sahneweiss/istockphoto.com/Thomas-Soellner/Molekuul A team of scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), in collaboration with researchers from Monash University ..

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100 million Americans are either living with diabetes or...

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(November 13, 2018) Old age is the greatest risk factor for many diseases, including Alzheimer's disease...

Credit: Photo by Evan Krape Today's cataract surgery is often described as a marvel of modern medicine, a one-hour outpatient...

Boston, MA - The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support and...

Credit: CU Boulder Expect a shot to hurt and it probably will, even if the needle poke isn't really so...

Credit: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) WASHINGTON (November 13, 2018) -- Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will present Nora...

(Boston)--The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) honored two members of the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) faculty with awards...

BALTIMORE (November 13, 2018) - Healthcare professionals nationwide are gathering this week to discuss how to improve programs to better...

Credit: Purdue University photo/John Underwood During the holiday season, it can be difficult for even the most determined of us...

Up to one-third of female smokers with Medicaid deny tobacco use during pregnancy. A new study finds that, despite reservations,...

Patient studies of a new sensing device have proved it can provide early warning of the potential failure of breast...