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Women benefited from drinking about 4 cups daily, study suggests.

Prolonged illness in infected Americans costs up to $1.3 billion a year in treatments, researchers find.

London scientists say variants most strongly linked to estrogen receptor-positive disease.

Disorder also associated with other menstrual problems and pelvic pain, study finds

Formula appears to change composition of gut bacteria, researchers say.

Study of 35 nations shows underuse of current contraception options.

For years, treating scratches and burns to the eyes has usually involved dropping medicine onto the eyes several times a day, sometimes for weeks -- a treatment that lends itself to missed doses and other side effects. But scientists are now reporting, drug-releasing wafer that patients can put directly on their affected eyes just once a day. The team says the device works better than drops and could help patients recover faster.

Just 40 percent of pledged aid has been received by hardest hit countries, report says.

Study of 34 countries finds widening gap in physical and mental health of rich and poor.

NIH study demonstrates feasibility of getting drugs to stroke patients faster