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Five out of six middle and high schools in the United States start the day too early, which keeps students from getting the sleep they ...

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 ...

In 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement recommending parent-child home reading beginning at birth and continuing at least through kindergarten. ...

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 ...

MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A kid who is a seriously “picky eater” is also likely to struggle with emotional problems like anxiety ...

MILFORD, Del. – When the only hospital in this southern Delaware town saw two of its four obstetricians move away, it knew it had to ...

Led by the American Medical Association, a group of 27 major U.S. medical organizations are banding together to tackle the continuing epidemic of narcotic painkiller ...

Cancer patients who do rehabilitation before they begin treatment may recover more quickly from surgery, chemotherapy or radiation, some cancer specialists say. But insurance coverage for cancer ...

(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, ...

Teenagers who use electronic cigarettes may be more likely to smoke the real thing, new research suggests. The study, which included almost 2,100 California high ...