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Each year, 500,000 people die of malaria annually, a preventable disease. Most of them children in Africa, where many anti-malarial…
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How could an otherwise healthy professional baseball pitcher suffer a devastating brain hemorrhage? A neurosurgeon who studies…
A drug made from a molecule produced from cannabis gained unanimous approval from an FDA panel. But the molecule, CBD, is…
The former first lady was reported to have a condition that makes breathing hard and often occurs in smokers. COPD is a…
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Mushrooms, long popular on pizza and in cooking, are getting more attention for their health benefits. Here are some reasons…
Human beings seem to be born wearing rose-colored glasses. Psychologists are interested in how this bias toward the positive…
A recent study suggested that a chemical responsible for getting the body ready for sleep was suppressed in children by…
Bipolar disorder is an often misunderstood psychiatric illness. An expert defines it and explains how it is diagnosed and…
Affluent consumers may have more access to information about food than lower-income earners, but they are just as vulnerable…