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Women who breastfeed their babies for the recommended six months may also be lowering their own risk of developing endometrial cancer, a new study suggests.

Differences in exposure to certain metals and nutrients like lead and zinc in the womb and in early childhood may affect a child's risk of developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD), researchers say.

A 1-year-old Ohio boy was revived with Narcan after he overdosed on opioids Thursday evening, police said.

At least 15 children died in South Sudan in early May after health workers vaccinating them against measles used the same syringe without sterilizing it, the health minister said on Friday.

Prominent Los Angeles celebrities are some of the thousands of patients that might be at risk after a massive security breach at a plastic surgery clinic.

You probably know that you should be eating more fish.

A Florida teen with dreams of becoming a doctor is suffering from a rare disorder that’s causing him to sleep through some of life’s biggest events.

Mosquitoes in Illinois tested positive for the West Nile virus, the first group of infected insects found this year, health officials said.

A Massachusetts couple is in a race against time to save their 13-month-old son from an extremely rare, fatal disease often referred to as “childhood Alzheimer’s.”

A 31-year-old man died after he reportedly ignored warnings about swimming after getting a new tattoo and contracted a flesh-eating bacteria infection in the Gulf of Mexico.

With head injuries a growing concern within football and other contact sports, researchers believe they may have found a way to test for CTE before a patient is dead, the New York Times reports.

Dads play more with sons but are more open about emotions with daughters, according to a new parenting study published last month in Behavioral Neuroscience.

Meditation is widely considered a worthwhile practice, particularly as it relieves stress.

Does a supposedly natural coffee that will improve your libido and sexual stamina using just herbs sound too good to be true?

A custodial worker is providing more than just clean rooms to patients in Arizona, as he’s tapped into his musical talents to help bring them peace during their stay.

If you think preschool is all about playing with dolls and blocks, think again.

The Ohio attorney general sued five drugmakers on Wednesday, accusing the companies of perpetrating the state's addictions epidemic by intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of painkillers and promoting benefits of the drugs not backed by science.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said on Wednesday that his office sued five drug manufacturers, accusing them of misrepresenting the risks of prescription opioid painkillers, helping fuel a drug addiction epidemic.

Seven canines in Florida have been diagnosed with potentially deadly dog flu, a highly contagious virus that infected nearly 1,000 dogs in Chicago in 2015.

A British breast surgeon who carried out unnecessary operations on 10 patients for personal gain was sentenced to 15 years in prison, a court heard on Wednesday.