Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead.

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A doctor and his wife have been convicted of treating patients with a Botox knockoff at their Las Vegas clinic.

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Despite all the legal advances of the past three decades, little has changed for women who report a date rape.

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Babies born four months before the peak cold and flu season have a 30 percent higher risk of developing asthma, U.S. researchers said on Friday, suggesting that these common infections may trigger asthma.

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An organ allocation policy that puts the sickest patients first in line to receive available donor livers has created unintended consequences for those low on the organ wait list.

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Many women may not be fully aware of the potential consequences of waiting until later in life to have a baby, a UK study suggests.

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Taking vitamin E supplements does not reduce a woman’s risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an analysis of data from the Women’s Health Study indicates.

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Foodborne diseases appear to be on the rise in both rich and poor countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

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The mere presence of graffiti doubles the number of people littering and stealing in a neighborhood, new research suggests.

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As allergies to peanuts, milk, eggs and gluten have risen, a cult-like following has emerged around the EpiPen, a single-shot  of medication that can halt a potentially deadly reaction.

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