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Bans on texting while driving tied to drop in ER visits for crash...

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(Reuters Health) - States where it's illegal to text while driving may have...

Women diagnosed years later than men for same diseases

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(Reuters Health) - For a wide range of diseases, diagnosis comes later in life f...

Second HIV Patient May Be Cured After Stem-Cell Transplant

wsj.com

A London man infected with HIV may be the second person to beat the virus that causes AIDS, researchers said, a finding advancing the costly and challenging search for a cure.

U.S. deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide hit highest level since record-keeping began

usatoday.com

Deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide in 2017 hit the highest level since federal data collection started in 1999.

Study: Fast Food Calorie Content Has Steadily Increased Over the Past 30 Years

time.com

Portion sizes for both entrees and desserts also increased from decade to decade

Active Brain and Body Are Powerful Weapons Against Dementia

consumer.healthday.com

You need to exercise both your brain and your body during middle age to guard against dementia as you grow older, a new, long-term study suggests.

Prescription opioids may play role in some fatal two-car crashes

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(Reuters Health) - In fatal two-car crashes, drivers deemed to have caused the w...

Supply of primary care doctors linked with mortality rates

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(Reuters Health) - Mortality rates are lower in American communities with more p...

Better breast cancer screening, treatments may have saved hundreds...

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(Reuters Health) - Over the last three decades, improved screening and treatment...

Researchers discover how sleep helps the body fight germs

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(Reuters Health) - It looks like your mother was right: when you've got a c...