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We've come a long way in treating infectious diseases over the last century, but in recent decades, the rates of death from some infectious diseases have actually increased, according to a new study

A significant percentage of people who undergo LASIK eye surgery to correct their vision may experience side effects from the surgery, according to a new study

Czech scientists have developed a model of a functioning human lung that can be used to simulate problems like asthma or other chronic diseases and their treatments.

A 15-year-old cancer patient may have missed his best shot at remission, say doctors, and it's allegedly because of his mother.

A drive by West African nations to tackle zoonotic diseases, those that jump from animals to humans, could help to protect the region from future health crises such as the world's worst Ebola outbreak, a United Nations official said on Thursday.

- Despite a variety of recent efforts to reduce pharmacy bills for U.S. seniors, many elderly patients with diabetes still face substantial out-of-pocket drug costs and may end up skipping their medications as a result, a recent study suggests.

GlaxoSmithKline has started pivotal trials of an experimental anemia drug, chasing AstraZeneca in the race to develop a medicine that mimics the body's response to high altitude.

- When patients wind up back in the hospital in the months following surgery, it may reflect more than just the quality of the hospital, a recent study suggests.

Just one in five people over age 60 in the U.S. have been vaccinated against a painful eruption of herpes zoster, also known as shingles, despite recommendations that all of them should get the shot.

- Scientists studying yo-yo dieting in mice say the tendency for people to regain excess weight rapidly after successfully slimming may well be due to their microbiome - the trillions of microorganisms in the gut.

Workers who get less than 11 hours of rest between shifts may be more likely to take sick leave, a Norwegian study suggests.

A costly blood cancer pill sold in Europe by Johnson & Johnson will be made routinely available to certain patients in Britain with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, after the U.S. company agreed to cut the price.

South Korea's agriculture ministry said on Friday a temporary nationwide standstill order for poultry farms and related transport will take effect over the weekend in a bid to contain a wider spread of H5N6 bird flu, a severe strain of the disease.

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A firefighter’s suicide last month is shedding light on post-traumatic stress disorder in the profession in the Florida community.

Our modern energy-efficient buildings might be driving beneficial bacteria out of our lives.

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Cookies, cocktails, and multicourse meals make the holidays feel like one long eating spree.

The Pan American Health Organization certified the work of Paraguay and Chile in managing to impede the domestic spread of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that transmits Chagas disease, at a ceremony held Wednesday in Asuncion attended by health authorities from several Latin American countries.

Officials say a man shopping in New York's Grand Central Terminal suffered leg and hand burns when an e-cigarette exploded in his pants pocket.