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Americans take obesity as seriously as cancer, and say it's an even bigger health threat than heart disease, the nation's...

WHO: The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) WHAT: The 40th Annual SCAI Scientific Sessions will take place May...

BOSTON (November 1, 2016)--Beta-cryptoxanthin (BCX), a carotenoid pigment compound found primarily in plants, reduces the number and invasiveness of tumors...

A new study suggests that an ability to delay immediate gratification is associated with less frequent consumption of fast food....

Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery The prognosis for patients diagnosed with scleroderma - an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a new, less invasive way to perform transcatheter aortic valve...

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA-The brain regulates social behavior differently in males and females, according to a new study published...

From HIV to Malaria to Ebola, health and medical research with human participants in Africa -- and the ethical evaluation...

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Standard-of-care treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer includes radiation, chemotherapy and brachytherapy (in which...

"Cognitive rehabilitation should be a core part of cancer survivorship care, as cognitive symptoms are very common and have a...

Portland, Oregon, Oct. 31, 2016 - When it comes to prostate cancer biopsies, risk and reality don't always match up,...

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - October 31, 2016 - Normal, healthy heart muscle is well-supplied with oxygen-rich blood....

Nearly 7 in 10 cigarette smokers are looking for a way to quit - and many smokers have turned to...

Credit: University of Arizona It's not the locker room pep talk you'd expect, but new research from the University of...