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Taking low-dose aspirin to prevent heart disease and stroke is associated with an increased risk of bleeding in the skull in people without a history of those conditions, according to a new report.
There's no effective treatment for dementia, which affects 50 million people worldwide, but the World Health Organization says there's much can be done to delay or slow the onset and progression of the disease.
Do you move around a lot during your sleep? Or have you lost your sense of smell? New insights into Parkinson's disease suggest that these might be the early signs of changes in the brain
A new analysis by an insurance company, NetQuote, found the average rideshare has 35,000 more germs than a toilet seat.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has signed a measure to require patients to provide explicit consent before health care practitioners and medical students can conduct a pelvic, prostate or rectal exam while the patient is under anesthesia.
Most US households with children do not safely store firearms in the way the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends: locked up and unloaded. If parents simply locked up all their guns, then up to a third of gun suicides and accidental deaths among children and teens could be avoided, researchers estimate in a new study.
A microorganism that played a role in treating tuberculosis is now officially recognized as New Jersey's state microbe.
If you think longevity solely comes down to genes and diet, think again.
It took just one day of use for several common sunscreen ingredients to enter the bloodstream at levels high enough to trigger a government safety investigation, according to a pilot study.
A San Francisco teacher who is on medical leave has to worry about more than just battling breast cancer.
A rabid raccoon was found in the Parksville on Wednesday. Now Baltimore County health officials are asking anyone who may have been exposed to get medical attention.
Hepatitis A, a vaccine-preventable illness, like measles, has made a resurgence among adults in the United States who are at risk for the infection, according to a new report.
Couples are having less sex than in the previous two decades, new UK research says -- but the number of people wanting more is rising.
Should you chew gum if you're trying to lose weight?
The company will stop selling sweet-flavored e-cigarettes, which have become popular among teenagers.
