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Colonoscopy can save lives, but experts agree that testing rates remain too low. Now, researchers say a special scoring system might point to those people ...

Chemotherapy at the start of hormone therapy can extend the lives of men with prostate cancer that has spread beyond the gland, a new study ...

Mindfulness therapy seems to help veterans cope with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study suggests. Mindfulness encourages those suffering from PTSD not to avoid ...

The age of 3D printing has come to the drug industry, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approving the first pill made ...

(HealthDay News) — Obese Americans struggling to shed pounds have a new weight-loss option: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a temporary, ...

The two main reasons for patients with metastatic cancer to undergo chemotherapy are to live longer and to live better.  A new study has found that ...

Some women who have surgery for early stage breast cancer may benefit from additional radiation to nearby lymph nodes, two new clinical trials suggest. Researchers ...

TUESDAY, July 21, 2015 — Women with mild thinking and memory problems — known as mild cognitive impairment — deteriorate twice as fast mentally as ...

Here’s yet another reason not to overuse antibiotics: Children treated with the antibacterial drugs may face a greater risk for developing juvenile arthritis, new research ...

Among women with a family history of breast cancer, breast cancer survivors tend to gain more weight than women who are free of the disease, ...