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As experts continue to monitor drug maker’s payments to doctors, a serious conflict of interest within the healthcare industry is uncovered. The Numbers In 2013, about a quarter of doctors prescribing the majority of Medicare’s drugs received consulting ...

Recent research found that an extract from the ‘Thunder God’ plant, which is used in typical Chinese medicine, could possibly be used to help people lose weight and treat obesity.People wanting to lose weight will rejoice because they may not have to f...

A new “Common Care” rating system has been developed to let patients know how their hospitals rank for common procedures. The Common Care hospital rating system The recently created system has produced data that revealed the performance of 4,600 differen...

Antimicrobial resistance, observed in recent years and linked to antibiotic overuse, threatens to jeopardize modern medicine.World health authorities are finally starting to act on this by urging countries to adopt new regulations, following the resolu...

To reduce your child’s risk of developing ADHD, mothers should expose themselves to sunlight on a regular basis while pregnant. If that’s not possible, taking at least 5,000 IU/day of vitamin D can also have a significant impact on your child’s long-term hea...

  He fell off the treadmill and cracked his head open. Exercise is a key component to a leading a healthy lifestyle. As we continue to learn more about the human body, health professionals assert that daily exercise is essential to preventing diseas...

People want to believe they can wholeheartedly trust their doctors. These professionals dedicate decades of their lives learning about the human body, its conditions and how to heal it. We want to be sure that we can trust these people because we’re puttin...

Scientists theorize that the cancer is caused by talcum particles traveling up the genital tract into the ovaries. There have been multiple cases over time where a simple factor we are in contact with daily can have serious adverse effects later on in life....

Swimming is a timeless activity, enjoyed by everyone wishing to cool off after frolicing in the hot summer sun. But there may be a potentially dangerous infection present in recreational pools and lakes that patrons and their young children should be made ...

When people make plans to travel, they often worry about the safety of themselves and their belongings while abroad. But what about their safety, and the safety of others, when they return to their home country?Typhoid is a life-threatening bacterial d...