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The number of abortions in the United States fell by 2 percent each year since 2006, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Read More

Researchers have developed a new method to remove mercury from drinking water, according to a new study from scientists at a Swedish university....Read More

People who are morbidly obese have a much higher probability of developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) than people who smoked....Read More

U.S. health officials have recommended daily use of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, pill to curb the spread of HIV....Read More

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a task force to investigate the recent surge in AFM, a polio-like disease that cause paralysis in children....Read More

Children prenatally exposed to air pollution have a high risk of developing autism spectrum disorder, a new study says....Read More

About 60 percent of older adults with vision problems will fall each year, a study said....Read More

The same smartphone technology that can recognize a user’s face and voice can now identify breast cancer tumors, a recent study said....Read More

A drug once thought to reduce PTSD symptoms and suicidal thoughts could actually worsen those symptoms, a study said....Read More

A person suffering from appendicitis should receive surgery and not try to treat the condition with antibiotics, a study said....Read More