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Kaiser Permanente-led study of more than 6 million children showed routine varicella vaccine considerably lessened likelihood of painful shingles disease Oakland, Calif. - Children who...

New Kaiser Permanente study suggests under-vaccination is only one factor contributing to whooping cough outbreaks Oakland, Calif. -- In a large new Kaiser Permanente study,...

In the first prospective study of directly measured body fat distribution and prostate cancer risk, investigators found that higher levels of abdominal and thigh fat...

Despite support for the technology, current gun owners are not likely to purchase these guns themselves if they were available in the US A new...

Visiting a crowded pediatric emergency department in Canada may increase the likelihood of being hospitalized but is not linked to delayed hospitalization or death in...

For patients who smoke marijuana and their physicians, "Five things to know about ... marijuana and fertility" provides useful information for people who may want...

Experts report on promising methods for early detection and intervention of rheumatoid arthritis in a themed issue of Clinical Therapeutics Philadelphia, June 10, 2019 -...

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 10, 2019) - Contrary to what many of us think, high pressure inside the eye...

Credit: Hamilton Health Sciences. Hamilton, ON (June 9, 2019) - A clinical trial that followed more than 9,900 people in 24 countries has found that...

The following papers will be presented at the ADA conference in San Francisco and published simultaneously in either The Lancet or The Lancet Diabetes &...

A simple tweak to the sleeping patterns of 'night owls' - people with extreme late sleeping and waking habits - could lead to significant improvements...

Results also add support that the disease is more aggressive in youthCredit: Christopher Pacheco, VA Puget Sound Health Care System A set of clinical trials...

NIH-funded study finds immunotherapy slows progression to clinical disease by 2 years or moreCredit: Benaroya Research Institute A treatment affecting the immune system effectively slowed...

Using sophisticated models, researchers examine how various warning labels and taxes targeting diet would reduce cancer cases and cancer-associated costsCredit: Heesun Eom, Tufts University Baltimore...

New research suggests that taxes and health warnings could bring significant health and economic benefits by cutting consumption of sugar-sweetened beveragesCredit: Anna Grummon, University of...