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Single parents — moms in particular — operate on fewer hours of sleep and have poorer sleep quality than adults in other types of families. ...

E-cigarette use is soaring among U.S. teenagers, largely because of advertising aimed at their age group, federal health officials said Tuesday. Seven out of 10 ...

Men who take aspirin regularly may have a lower risk of dying from prostate cancer, a new study suggests. “We found that regular aspirin intake ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday that surgical mesh products used to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) transvaginally will be reclassified as high ...

Children who survive cancer may face a higher risk of heart disease as adults, new research suggests. The lingering effects of the treatments that saved ...

Health insurers in several big cities will take some pain out of doctor visits this year — the financial kind. They’ll offer free visits to primary ...

A new strategy to prevent concussions on the football field that seems counterintuitive may actually work, a new study suggests. Instead of shielding the head ...

The presidential primary season is set to begin with a focus on terrorism.  But the panic and fear talk that leads the highly publicized debates have ...

Children who spend lots of time indoors and on computers and other electronic devices may be raising their risk for nearsightedness, a panel of U.S. ...

Touch-screen technology may have a role in assessments of child development since toddlers as young as age 2 are adept at swiping, unlocking and actively ...