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Tossing out the salt shaker may not be enough for your health — most salt Americans consume comes from processed foods and restaurant meals, a new study finds....Read More

Girls who go through puberty earlier than their peers may be more vulnerable to abuse from a boyfriend, new research suggests....Read More

Researchers have pinpointed skin cells linked to gray hair and balding while conducting research on a type of cancer that affects nerve cells, according to a study....Read More

Researchers have identified a link between socioeconomic and racial disparities in the severity and treatment of lupus....Read More

Researchers at University College London report they are closer to unlocking the genetic causes of type 2 diabetes by identifying 111 new chromosome locations....Read More

A recent study as found female physicians and physician mothers have reported experiencing workplace discrimination based on gender and maternal status....Read More

Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found in a 21-year study that cotton swabs are responsible for sending 34 children per day to the ER....Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first new drug in decades to treat the fatal neurological disease ALS....Read More

Minnesota health officials are grappling with the largest measles outbreak in the state in nearly 30 years, largely fueled by the anti-vaccination movement....Read More

The number of preschoolers with common, untreated vision problems is expected to increase significantly during the next several decades....Read More