(CNN) The Finnish government has set an ambitious goal for residents in a bid to benefit their health — and their bank balances. Officials plan to make the country tobacco-free by 2040, meaning they want less than 2% of their adults to consume tobacco …
(CNN) Even though the phrase “image recognition technologies” conjures visions of high-tech surveillance, these tools may soon be used in medicine more than in spycraft.
(CNN) Given the choice between his wife possibly dying in her bed or on an operating table, Chris Benoit chose an experimental, first-of-its-kind surgical procedure.
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – New numbers in Spokane County show the Mumps outbreak has now spread to 90 people. Health officials are urging people to get up to date on their shots as nearly 350 Spokane students are now home instead of in the …
Fox Sports’ celebrated sideline reporter Erin Andrews – who recently suffered through a high-profile peeping Tom lawsuit – has revealed that she also endured a shocking cervical cancer diagnosis, a disease doctors say is extremely preventable but is …
FRANKFURT A U.S. court has issued a preliminary injunction on a new federal rule that dialysis providers have said would prevent patients from using charitable assistance to buy private health insurance, Fresenius Medical Care (FMC) said on Thursday.
Model Hanne Gaby Odiele is prepared backstage at Anna Su Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station on September 16, 2015 in New York City.
The practice of mindfulness meditation has become increasingly popular in treating anxiety, and a new clinical trial backed by the National Institutes of Health offers new evidence of this benefit.
Today Celgene announced its acquisition of Delinia for $300 million upfront, and up to $475 million in milestones, adding to its growing portfolio of novel immunology medicines.
LANSING (WWJ) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Oakland County Health Division are issuing a health advisory following an increase in the number of identified pertussis cases, commonly referred to as whooping cough.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The newly released American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control 2017 report shows California as one of the most improved states in 2016, earning strong grades on its statewide …
This photo shows, from left to right, a rat-mouse chimera, a rat and a mouse. The rat-mouse chimera was made by injecting mouse pluripotent stem cells into a rat embryo.
(CNN) A new study sheds light on just how many calories and added sugars children are drinking. Almost two-thirds of children in the United States consumed at least one sugary beverage on any given day — and roughly 30% consumed two or more a day …
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2017 (HealthDay News) — The risk of premature or early menopause is higher among women who began having menstrual periods at a young age and did not have children, a new report contends.
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