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Mayo Clinic researchers say prior studies show prostate cancer risk is higher in Western nations that rely on dairy as a main source of calcium compared to Asian countries that rely more on plant-based foods for...

The National Institutes of Health said Tuesday that researchers have discovered that the drug tesamorelin can reduce liver fat and prevent progression of liver fibrosis in people with HIV....Read More

Scientists have found a new way to coax microbes into producing valuable secondary metabolites, chemical compounds that help microbes adapt to changing conditions....Read More

A genetic anomaly may be responsible for some cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, which kills more than 3,000 toddlers annually, according to a study released Friday....Read More

With an increase of nearly 10,000 cases of tickborne disease from 2016 to 2017 — mostly lyme disease — the National Institutes of Health announced a five-year plan to expand research and reduce infections....Read More

In the short-term, sleep disorders cause an inconvenience. But over time, researchers say, these disorders can increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease, with greatest risk coming for Hispanic people....Read More

A new Massachusetts study found that one in three young adults who experienced a non-fatal opioid overdose received opioid use disorder medication within a year....Read More

Chemotherapy is known to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease, but researchers say physical activity for a group of patients known to get less exercise could lower that risk....Read More

Walmart has announced a health insurance pilot program for its associates, being rolled out in three states, that will refer participants to providers who have shown cost effectiveness in patient outcomes....Read More

Eighteen people are dead and the number of confirmed and probable lung injury cases associated with vaping has soared to a reported 1,080, the government said Thursday....Read More