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Shooting homicides are on the rise, though other common methods of murder remain flat, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

You might think you're fairly intelligent, but are you emotionally intelligent?

An experimental drug for early-stage dementia not only reduced the formulation of new beta amyloid clusters in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, it reduced existing clusters by 70% on average, American biotechnology company Biogen and Japanese drugmaker Eisai announced Wednesday.

A new study links a parasite found in cat feces with the risk-taking behaviors of entrepreneurs.

"Always wash your hands after handling live poultry." That's the reminder from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week due to another outbreak of salmonella from backyard chickens.

He had waited his whole life to see the ocean.

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We all know there's far too much waste in the world.

Dutch researchers stopped a clinical trial due to the deaths of 11 babies from a lung disease after their mothers were treated with the drug sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, while pregnant, Amsterdam University Medical Center announced Monday.

Twelve-year-old Jonathan Bryan can't verbally speak or physically write. He was born with severe cerebral palsy, has limited motion in his limbs and is in a wheelchair.

An estimated 7,000 cases of Taco Bell Salsa Con Queso Mild Cheese Dip are being recalled because there are signs of product separation that could lead to botulism, the US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. There have been no reported illnesses or consumer complaints, Kraft Heinz Foods Company said in a statement.

Before I began the process of in-vitro fertilization, I, quite foolishly, thought of it as outsourcing. We can't make a baby ourselves, so now these wonderful doctors are going to try to make one for us.

An increasing number of young people around the world are taking legal action against their governments over the effects of climate change.

Dana Loewy said she recalled how former campus gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall quizzed her about her sex life and was so rough during her only visit to him when she was a student at the University of Southern California more than 20 years ago that she and a fellow patient gave him a nickname.

The Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo officially declared on Tuesday that the country's battle against a ravaging Ebola outbreak has come to an end, according to the World Health Organization.

When a Memphis teen had her gallbladder removed, her mother believed that spicy snacks were the cause. Doctors reacted with skepticism.

In July 2014, Phil Rech, then 59, was diagnosed with tonsil cancer.

As they ate breakfast after a long night shift, a group of EMTs was brought to tears by a heartwarming surprise: Their meal had been paid for.

Two moms were asked to leave a public pool in Minnesota last week because the staff said they were making other patrons uncomfortable when they breastfed.

She was the first woman to publicly accuse Larry Nassar of sexual assault and the last to face him in court. Now, Rachael Denhollander is thanking a detective who fought for her, by naming her fourth child after her.