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Low-income and minority parents may be more receptive to vaccinating their daughters against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), while white, middle-class parents are more likely to defer the vaccination finds a new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study. ...

The number of people over 65 years of age who continue to work has reached record levels in the UK even as a new report released by a think tank suggests that retiring may have a...

Chinese authorities have busted a ring of workshops producing millions of counterfeit condoms of some of the biggest brand names in the central and eastern parts of the country. ...

According to a recent study people who have skin cancer are at a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. The link does not apply to melanoma, a less common but more aggressive type of skin cancer. ...

Patients, and their physicians, are eager to jump into next-era cancer care — analysis of an individual's tumor to find and target genetic mutations that drive the cancer, according to a clinical trial. ...

According to results, the majority of cancer doctors, patients, and members of the general public support cutting health care costs by refusing to pay for drugs that don't improve survival or quality of life. ...

Thirty one year old Samantha Vaughan began to behave strangely after contracting viral meningitis. She seemed to take on multiple personalities within a few hours of falling ill. ...

The evolution of weight-bearing hips of walking animals is much simpler process than thought, says research. ...

The oral drug olaparib was found to be effective against advanced pancreatic and prostate cancers in the largest clinical trial to date to examine the efficacy of PARP inhibitor therapy in BRCA 1/2 carriers with diseases other than breast and ovarian cancer. ...

The complete genome of a Scarlet macaw was successfully sequenced for the first time by researchers at Texas A and M University. ...

Men often suffer from more severe cases of psoriasis than women. This may explain why the cost of care for men is higher. This is the conclusion of researchers at Sweden's Umeå University in a new study. ...

States must crack down more on people driving under the influence of alcohol by lowering the permitted blood-alcohol limit says the US government. ...

The organizers said that an anonymous bidder paid $610,000 in a charity auction for coffee date with Apple chief Tim Cook. ...

A law giving children three extra years of schooling was signed by Philippine President Benigno Aquino. It is one of his key reforms aimed at lifting the country out of poverty. ...

Testosterone levels during group competition are modulated depending on the relationships among the competitors and may be related to the formation of alliances in warfare finds a new University of Missouri study. ...

A survey carried out by hotel chain Travelodge in UK reveals that the color of your bedroom does have an influence on your activities, such as sleep or sex. Around 2,000 people took part in the survey which found that painting your bedroom ...

A single embryo was implanted during the couple’s first attempt at IVF and doctors were quite surprised when four babies of the same sex developed. ...

Researchers at University of Queensland in Australia have found that the risk of stroke increases among middle-aged women who suffer from depression. The researchers used data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health which ...

A new study published in the journal Spine reveals regular use of opioid prescription painkillers for treating back pain in men could increase the risk of them suffering from erectile dysfunction. Researchers led by Richard Deyo, from the ...

Cell phone calls can cause a rise in blood pressure, finds research. These are the findings of new studies to be discussed at the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) in San Francisco, starting May 15 - 18, 2013. ...

In February 2013 a novel avian-origin reassortant influenza A (H7N9) virus emerged in China and is associated with severe lower respiratory tract diseases. To date, more than 100 human cases of infection, including at least 20 deaths, have been reported in China. ...

Human cases of novel H7N9 influenza virus infections can also be traced to a virus circulating among birds in poultry farms reveal Chinese scientists. ...

Due to the lack of any government strategy to fight AIDS in Russia, the number of deaths due to this disease is rapidly increasing, a senior healthcare official noted. "We have no national strategy to fight against AIDS," the director of ...

A new study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology suggests that LDL cholesterol is not an effective marker in gauging the risk of heart disease in patients with kidney disease. High LDL cholesterol is a strong ...

Breastfeeding could help keep attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at bay in children, finds research. ...

An inexpensive iPhone application developed by scientists rapidly diagnose certain types of heart attacks before patients get to the hospital. ...

Surgeons may need to relieve pressure on the brain by drilling burr holes through the skull using a trephine in the case of brain injuries and strokes. Performing burr hole craniotomies still happens to be a manual cranking operation, which ...