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New evidence from a Cochrane review published today, led by a University of Birmingham scientist, suggests that alternative drugs may...

(Boston)--The average profile of an American using a gun for suicide is a married, white male over the age of...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health contributed to a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

PHILADELPHIA - Two biostatisticians from the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and professors of Biostatistics in Biostatistics and Epidemiology...

Credit: Dartmouth College Hanover, N.H. - Researchers at Dartmouth College have found a way to make back surgery safer, faster...

Credit: IDIBELL The work of researchers Francesc Viñals and Mariona Graupera at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL, Oncobell program)...

Johns Hopkins researchers report success with a smart phone video-based app that substitutes for a daily in-person visit by a...

Credit: Dr. Jonathan Towner, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Scientists examining the genome of Egyptian fruit bats, a natural...

SAN DIEGO, APRIL 26, 2018 - Two new studies examined seasonal variations in cardiac-related hospitalizations specifically for aortic dissection and...

Skin cancer cases attributable to work-related sun exposure could be costing millions of dollars, and must be better addressed by...

Whereas caries in adults and adolescents is declining, studies in children under the age of 3 have shown that caries...

Curious children are better able to grasp basic math and reading. This is according to a group of researchers from...

New Orleans, LA - Research led by LSU Health New Orleans faculty has found that obesity contributed to poorer outcomes...

Yelp reviews of nursing homes tend to focus more on staff attitudes, staff responsiveness and the physical facility itself than...

Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Taking a biopsy of a brain tumor is a complicated and invasive surgical process,...

Credit: Sasaki A. et al., Cell Reports, April 24, 2018 Obesity is a known risk factor for certain types of...

LUGANO, 26 April 2018 - ESMO, the leading professional organisation for medical oncology, shares concerns expressed in a scientific paper...

LA JOLLA, CA -- April 26, 2018 -- Last year, more than 60,000 Americans died of an opioid overdose, and...

NEW YORK (April 26, 2018)--Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Aging Center found men...

Credit: Sabin Vaccine Institute The Sabin Vaccine Institute has awarded Paul Offit, MD, of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the...