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Asthma, hay fever and eczema are linked to an increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders, according to a new study in Taiwan....Read More

Current screening criteria miss more than half of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes cases even though a $5 blood test can diagnose the condition, researchers say....Read More

A child’s excess weight gain has been linked to at least moderate caffeine levels while in the womb, according to a study in Norway....Read More

Men and women who receive a false-positive breast or prostate cancer screening are likely to obtain future recommended cancer screenings, a new study says....Read More

Engineers have developed a new way to help injured hearts regenerate using cells derived from human stem cells....Read More

Artificial sweeteners could be linked to diabetes and obesity, according to a study of rats and cell cultures....Read More

Heart patients who walked briskly were hospitalized less often, according to a study in Europe....Read More

Injections of the drug Belimumab, marketed as Benlysta, benefited patients with a form of lupus in a Phase 3 clinical trial, researchers reported this week....Read More

People deficient in vitamin D might have a greater risk of developing diabetes, according to a study....Read More

People with dementia are being prescribed unnecessary or inappropriate medications that are causing harm, including side effects and higher medical costs....Read More