Brain scans can detect autism long before any symptoms start to emerge, say scientists. The earliest that children tend to be diagnosed at present is at the age of two, although it is often later.
(CNN) People diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have smaller brain volume than those without the disorder, according to a study published Wednesday in the medical journal The Lancet Psychiatry.
A neighborhood in the Bronx is being targeted by New York City health department officials after one person died and two others became severely ill from contracting a rare disease transmitted by rats.
A national comparison of emergency room physicians has uncovered a broad range of prescribing patterns for painkillers, and high-volume prescribers may be encouraging long-term use of the drugs among their elderly patients.
We’re a nation of people already wound pretty tight. But right now we’re more stressed out than we’ve been in the past decade, according to a survey released Wednesday.
It’s long been known that vitamin D helps protect our bones, but the question of whether taking vitamin D supplements helps guard immunity has been more controversial.
“So what’s going on with autism? When you look at the tremendous increases, really, it’s such an incredible – it’s like, really a horrible thing to watch, the tremendous amount of increase.
BEIJING The spread of a deadly strain of bird flu in China is slowing, health authorities said on Thursday, as they vowed to tighten controls on markets and the transport of live poultry to battle the virus.
A company founded by the children of late Flyers founder Ed Snider on Wednesday unveiled its plan to build a 125,000-square-foot medical marijuana grow factory on a wooded 14-acre industrial parcel at 14515 McNulty Rd.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Siliq (brodalumab) to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Siliq is administered as an injection.
SEATTLE —The overall number of annual HIV infections in the United States declined 18% over a 6-year period, with approximately 45,700 new infections occurring in 2008 and 37,600 occurring in 2014, according to new CDC estimates presented at the …
In her quest to end poverty among women in developing countries, Melinda Gates has championed a slew of innovations that she sees as potentially life-altering.
(Reuters Health) – Postmenopausal women who intentionally lost weight over the course of three years had a much lower risk of endometrial cancer up to 11 years later compared to women whose weight didn’t change, a U.S.
Neti Pots have become a regular use in many homes. They are used to flush out clogged nasal passages and help people breathe easier, but the FDA has issued a warning regarding the use of the product.
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