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A landmark comparison of three drugs widely used against the most common form of childhood epilepsy finds the oldest to be the most effective. The study of 453 children at 32 U.S. ...

Brown rice is better than white rice at reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes, but whole grains are the most effective at lowering the risk, study findings show. U.S. researchers analyzed ...

- People who are enthusiastic and content are less likely to develop heart disease than less happy people, researchers from Columbia University report. In this prospective study of the relationship between happiness and ...

One in every two U.S. children now grapples at some time with a chronic health condition, such as asthma, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or obesity, new research suggests. The good news is ...

Mixing caffeine-laden energy drinks and alcohol is popular among young Americans, but it can lead to higher rates of drunkenness and impaired driving, a new study suggests. University of Florida researchers surveyed ...

Severely obese teens who received gastric banding surgery lost significantly more weight than those who made lifestyle changes such as dieting and exercise, Australian researchers report. Their study included 50 teens, aged ...

Larger hospitals and those that are set up to make a profit are more likely to use feeding tubes in patients with advanced dementia, despite evidence that the practice does not prolong ...

Older Americans who have strokes are getting better treatment, possibly because of a nationwide program encouraging use of guideline-recommended therapies, a new study shows. "What we saw in the course of the ...

Women with breast cancer who take both tamoxifen and the antidepressant Paxil may increase their risk of dying because Paxil reduces tamoxifen's effectiveness, Canadian researchers report. "Paxil can deprive women of the ...

Helmets reduce skiers' and snowboarders' risk of head injury by 35 percent and don't increase the risk of neck injury, a new study shows. Some people believe that helmets may increase the risk ...