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For the first time, more U.S. high school seniors are smoking pot than tobacco, a new survey shows. Daily marijuana use remained relatively stable at 6 ...

Whether it’s delivering the first baby of the New Year or attending to an accident victim, for some medical professionals Christmas and New Year’s Day ...

The treatment of varicose veins has advanced dramatically in recent years, with the kind of invasive surgery which was once par for the course being ...

Men with prostate cancer that’s still confined to the organ are more likely to survive if they have surgery rather than radiation therapy, a new ...

Americans continue to be plagued by an epidemic of prescription narcotic painkiller abuse, and a new study finds primary care physicians are by far the ...

With sexually transmitted diseases on the rise, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago think they might have a powerful new weapon to fight ...

The U.S. abortion rate has declined by more than one-third over the past two decades to a record low, federal officials reported Friday. Abortions fell ...

Are you a student/athlete heading to college and hoping to steer clear of a sports injury? A new study suggests men should be careful if ...