Positive Attitude Linked to Longer Life in Heart Patients
Syria Takes First Step Toward Joining CW Treaty
Syria has taken its first step toward joining an international treaty banning the production and use of chemical weapons.
UN: Global child deaths down by almost half since 1990
In 2012, approximately 6.6 million children worldwide – 18 000 children per day – died before reaching their fifth birthday, according to a new report released by UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank Group and the United Nations Department of Economic and...
NIH scientists pursue new therapies to improve rare disease drug development
Four new pre-clinical drug development projects at the National Institutes of Health will target a form of blindness and diseases characterized by cardiac problems. The projects were selected for their potential to treat specific rare diseases and to...
New Registry Aims to Serve People With Down Syndrome
FDA Approves Botox for Crow's Feet
Novel Drug Shows Promise for Early Stage Breast Cancer
Two Studies Highlight Benefits of Electronic Health Records
Lifestyle intervention improves high schoolers’ health, social skills, grades
A teacher-delivered intervention program promoting healthy lifestyles improved health behaviors, social skills, severe depression, and academic performance in high school adolescents, a study has found. Routine integration of such programs into health...
Impulsive Food Purchases Tied to Too Little Sleep, Study Finds
