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The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become "a hugely expensive public health...
U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck...
Several studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease. A new study shows that it's...
It may not be surprising, but a new study offers some proof that patients who are worried about their medications are more...
New research suggests that the type of specialist a prostate cancer patient sees -- rather than the patient's own preference...
People with Parkinson's disease face an increased risk of the most deadly type of skin cancer, new research confirms. Exams...
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG and U.S. biotechnology company Biogen Idec are suspending rheumatoid arthritis and lupus...
Loud music or noise isn't the only thing that can damage your hearing. A new study in men hints that popping over-the-counter...
When it comes to gastrointestinal side effects, particularly bleeding into the stomach, not all painkillers known as non-steroidal...
New guidelines from the American Cancer Society urge doctors to make sure their patients fully understand the risks as well...
Cigarette smoking may increase a man's risk for developing and dying from prostate cancer, pooled data from 24 studies involving...
Bystanders who start CPR on children before paramedics arrive can save lives and limit brain damage, regardless of whether...
Aggressive treatment with blockbuster anemia drugs may offer the best approach for kidney dialysis patients with severe anemia,...
There are plenty of good reasons to eat fish, but preventing abnormal heart rhythms doesn't seem to be one of them, according...
Working with the food industry to cut salt intake by nearly 10 percent could prevent hundreds of thousands of heart attacks...
Don't expect your calcium and vitamin D supplements to improve your heart health or prevent a stroke, according to a systematic...
Several of the nearly 100 young US athletes who die suddenly and unexpectedly during sports every year could be saved through...
New imaging technology suggests an experimental drug for Alzheimer's reduces clumps of plaque in the brain by around 25 percent,...
Like many other top athletes, Harald Sjoelshagen, a 66-year-old Norwegian, has an enlarged heart. When doctors noticed it...
A newer, less invasive approach to preventing strokes using a device called a stent proved to be as safe and worked just...
Robot-assisted laparoscopic, or "keyhole," surgery appears to be no better at reducing side effects than traditional "open"...
Two television commercials for Eisai Co Ltd and Pfizer Inc's Alzheimer's drug Aricept are misleading because they suggest...
Using an automated defibrillator - a device that figures out whether to shock the chests of patients whose hearts have stopped...
U.S. health regulators are reviewing potential risks of several widely used medicines. The Food and Drug Administration said...
Johnson & Johnson's experimental drug abiraterone can help men with advanced prostate cancer who have run out of standard...
Western Europeans spend an estimated 10.5 billion euros ($14.3 billion) a year on illicitly sourced medicines, many of them...
Whether or not a person with advanced dementia winds up with a feeding tube inserted down their throat may have more to do...
Actor Louis Gossett Jr, best known for his Oscar-winning role as the tough drill instructor in "An Officer and a Gentleman",...
one of whom, Matthew Feinstein, is a Northwestern medical student who suggested the research -- expected to see less risk...
Scientists have found specific genetic variants which may explain why some people age earlier than others and say their findings...
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