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The tragic deaths of 55 Americans and sickening of more than 740, resulting from contaminated steroid injections that were shipped by a disreputable firm in Massachusetts, have rightly focused public attention on a largely unfamiliar, but prominent part of our ...
The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg is working with a sample of the new coronavirus that's causing clusters of infections abroad - but can't share the material with other researchers across the country despite the public health urgency.
Many diners are gobbling far more calories in their fast-food meals than they realize, a new study shows. Teens underestimated the calories in fast-food meals by 34%; parents of school-age children by 23%; adults by 20%, says lead researcher Jason Block ...
By Maggie Fox, Senior Writer, NBC News. The H7N9 bird flu can spread from one mammal to another - meaning it could also spread person to person, an international team of researchers reported Thursday.
Scroll down to find out how the test works. The study, published in the Current Biology journal, claims that people with a higher IQ are better at filtering out distractions, allowing them to focus on the task in hand.
Some drugs taken to protect the heart may increase the risk of developing type-2 diabetes, according to researchers in Canada. Their study of 1.5 million people, in the British Medical Journal, suggested powerful statins could increase the risk by 22% ...
A recent cluster of respiratory illnesses in Alabama was caused by a combination of influenza A, rhinovirus, and bacterial pneumonia, according to a news release issued today by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH).
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In the war against pests, the lowly cockroach makes for a fearsome adversary. It can go weeks without water, survive decapitation for a time - and, like any proper super-villain, can send humans screaming from a room.
jcem Diabetes has been one of the most common and dreaded diseases amongst people all over the world. A new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), suggests that consuming fish oil supplements can help to ...
I had voluptuous breasts. I miss them, when I think about them. But I rarely think about them because I'm busy not missing my family's milestones and ordinary moments.
If you think 3D printing's overhyped with all this talk of plastic guns and strange, spider-like houses, you clearly haven't seen this: a tiny airway splint created using a 3D printer that saved a three-month-old's life.
Video: Before you head out on your summer beach trips, NBC's Jeff Rossen has the scoop on which sunscreen brands are most effective, and the ratings may surprise you.
By Linda Carroll. Across the nation fewer and fewer teens are giving birth, especially Hispanic girls, according to a new government report.
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Coughing up hairballs may be a natural activity for felines, but one tiger found himself in a bind when he created one over 4 pounds.
PROBLEM: Kidney stones cause the sort of pain that people rate as highly as childbirth. They also cost the U.S. about $2 billion per year, caring for them and in terms of the missed work they cause.
Gastric reflux appears to be an independent risk factor for laryngopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, and antacids may offer some protection against the disease, according to researchers who analyzed data from a population-based case-control study.
One day after a prominent paper in the journal Cell was flagged for image duplication, the main author and the journal say that the problems arose from simple mislabeling of images and do not invalidate the results.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists say a dramatic result last year suggesting that a cancer drug already approved by U.S. regulators could quickly clear out Alzheimer's plaques in mice was too good to be true.
The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention wants you to remember the sunscreen when you head out the door this weekend. When you are packing your bags for your Memorial Day fun, make sure sunscreen is on your mind, on your skin, and in your ...
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