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For the third time in recent weeks, a blood pressure medication has been recalled because it may have been contaminated with an agent linked to cancer....Read More

The vast majority of patients hospitalized for COPD never get follow up rehabilitation, even as the chronic disease ranks fourth among causes of death in the U.S....Read More

Simple ovarian cysts have almost zero percent chance of developing into cancer, according to a new study, and don’t require surgery or monitoring....Read More

Scientists have developed a way to pinpoint autism in children at earlier ages by testing their saliva....Read More

Four people died in a small plane crash in rural Iowa after the pilot apparently had a heart attack and a student pilot was going to attempt emergency landing....Read More

Global population growth is a tale of two statistics: In 104 countries with high birth rates, populations are rising, while rates in 91 countries with low numbers are sinking....Read More

A pacemaker protype the size of an almond designed to make procedures for infants less invasive, less painful and more efficient has been tested on pigs....Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new version of Primatene Mist, an over-the-counter inhaler for mild asthma....Read More

People burn 10 percent more calories in the late afternoon and early evening than in the early morning, according to a study analyzing people’s rest times....Read More

Cigarette smoking has reached an all-time low among U.S. adults — 14 percent — according to data realeased by the U.S. government....Read More