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By Bill Miller, Ph.D. When I was growing up, I never knew any child with a food allergy. Allergies of any kind seemed rare. Yet ...

By David Crary and Juan Carlos Llorca ASSOCIATED PRESS EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Abortion-rights lawyers are predicting “a showdown” at the U.S. Supreme Court ...

By Alan Lyndon Tobacco companies are seemingly covering their tracks as they place strong health warnings on their own packaging of electronic cigarettes.  These warnings, ...

By Brad Broker Middle aged, neurotic, easily stressed women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease later in life, according to a new study published ...

By Paul J. Weber ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Women seeking legal abortions in Texas starting Friday must drive for hours if they live ...

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Jack Gillum ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Another year, another headache for the Obama administration over a health care website. This one ...

By David Warren ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — About 80 people are now being monitored for symptoms of Ebola in Texas, a Dallas County Health and ...

For some, getting a mammogram is a routine. For others, maybe not so. But in either case, there’s a certain amount of nervousness the patient ...

By Shefali Luthra A federal database unveiled Tuesday afternoon details 4.4 million payments from pharmaceutical and medical technology companies to doctors and teaching hospitals, sparking concerns that consumers ...

By ALAN LYNDON If you need a reason to encourage your kids to get outside, here’s a good one: Children who get at least an ...