Health

Go to Source Washington: A new study suggests that improving the overall quality of one's diet helps to prevent type 2 diabetes. The study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, found that those who…

Go to Source According to a study, white people who have types of skin cancer other than melanoma (non-melanoma skin cancer) may be at increased risk of having other forms of cancer in the future. The study found…

Go to Source A new research on periodic fasting has identified a biological process in the body that converts bad cholesterol in fat cells to energy, thus combating diabetes risk factors. Researchers at the…

Go to Source Kinsey Saleh walked out of Mount Sinai Hospital and into the sunshine a free girl — free of kidney disease and dialysis tubes, free to be a kid again. The spunky Queens kindergartner left the…

Go to Source  (Reuters Health) - People who don’t know they have health problems rate their own health as good, according to a new study, but their self-image worsens when they’re aware of their diagnosis. Based on a large…

Go to Source By Dennis Thompson A new implant designed to curb the appetite by electrically stimulating stomach nerves is under review Tuesday by a key advisory committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. …

Go to Source Even Dr. Oz might need a doctor after the beating he took on Capitol Hill. Famed television doctor Mehmet Oz sparred with lawmakers Tuesday when he testified before a Senate panel to defend his frequent…

Go to Source Cortisol is the hormone associated with stress that increases the brain's ability to encode and recall traumatic events. Excessive release of this hormone can cause chronic stress, which can then lead to memory…

Go to Source Due to the prevalence of heart disease and stroke in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to issue guidelines for food companies and restaurants to reduce sodium in their products and meals in…

Go to Source When Adam Zeboski started using the HIV drug Truvada in November 2012, he was HIV-free himself, but in a relationship with a man who had been infected. He was taking one Truvada pill a day for…

Go to Source LONDON: A British expert scientific panel gave its backing on Tuesday to potential new 3-way fertility treatments that would for the first time allow genetically modified embryos to be implanted into women.…

Go to Source Children wearing cochlear implants to help regain hearing ability are likely going to face executive functioning challenges, which are skills ranging from memory to conceptual learning and problem solving.…

Go to Source WASHINGTON: Researchers have discovered an antibody-generating protein that could help prevent multiplication of malaria parasites inside the body, giving new hope for a vaccine, a study said on Thursday. …

Go to Source (Reuters) - The leading U.S. health insurance trade group on Tuesday hit out at the extremely high cost of new specialty medicines, accusing drugmakers of taking advantage of the insurance system by pricing…

Go to Source SAN DIEGO -- The novel kinase inhibitor nintedanib slowed progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) but the effect on exacerbations was less certain, two pivotal trials showed. …

Go to Source BOSTON — Which is better at detecting cancer, a laboratory or a Labrador retriever? Consider the talents of Tsunami, a regal-looking dog with attentive eyes and an enthusiastic tail wag for her trainer friends.…

Go to Source Federal health officials recommended Wednesday that hundreds of thousands of Americans at risk for AIDS take a daily pill that has been shown to prevent infection with the virus that causes it. …

Go to Source Just 14 short years ago, the sexually transmitted infection, syphilis, was on the verge of elimination in the United States; however, that trend has turned around dramatically as “The Great Imitator” has made a…

Go to Source By Rebekah Marcarelli Eating more fruits and vegetables could significantly reduce one's risk of suffering a stroke. Researchers determined that every 200 grams of fruit a person ate per day reduced…

  By Fiona Macrae Scientists believe that regular injections of young blood could help keep us youthful in both mind and body It sounds like a barely believable plot in a Dracula-inspired novel. …

NEW YORK -- Medical marijuana is becoming mainstream: 21 states and the District of Columbia allow it. But until Monday, little was known about whether it can effectively treat neurological disorders. …

Mice and rats, long the experiment subjects of choice by scientists throughout the world, apparently get stressed around men, according to new research from McGill University in Montreal, and that stress, in turn, leaves the…

Calling a girl "too fat" may increase her chances of being obese in the future, new research suggests. In a letter published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at UCLA report that 10-year-old girls who are told they are too fat by…