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(HealthDay News) -- Close friends have more influence on teens' alcohol use than their general peer group does, a new...

(HealthDay News) -- Those air-blown hand dryers in public restrooms may spread far more germs than conventional paper towels, a...

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A common type of knee surgery may increase the chances of arthritis, a...

Which is better: school lunches provided under new federal, nutritional guidelines or a lunch packed by Mom or Dad at...

House Republicans, led by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), have sued President Barack Obama for what they claim was an abuse of executive authority...

There's been a lot of discussion recently about concussions and contact sports, but new research suggests that even less severe...

MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Jogging helps seniors maintain their ability to walk, a new study finds. The...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials are poised to endorse circumcision as...

SUNDAY, Nov. 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The holidays can be a challenge for families of children with autism because...

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes than ever, health...