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NYU Langone & the Technion Institute Announce $9M Gift to Fund Joint Cancer Research

In a groundbreaking step forward to advance global collaboration in the fight against cancer, two of the world’s preeminent academic and research institutions...

Coffee Linked to Possible Lower Endometrial Cancer Risk

Ladies, a heavy coffee habit might do more than perk you up. New research suggests it may also reduce your risk of endometrial...

Measles Cases Continue to Rise across the US

The number of measles cases in the United States has reached 141 patients in 17 states and the District of Columbia, federal health...

Generic Eye Drops for Glaucoma Encourage Greater Use

Glaucoma patients are more likely to take medications to treat their eye disease if they're prescribed generic drugs, a new study finds. More...

Cancer Patients & Survivors Fight Cuomo’s Budget Cuts to Crucial Programs

Nearly 200 cancer patients, survivors and caregivers from across the state traveled to the state Capitol in Albany on Tuesday, February 10, to...

OU & RCA’s Statement to Parents on Vaccinations

Orthodox Jewish parents, like responsible parents across the United States, overwhelmingly vaccinate their children against measles, mumps, rubella, polio and the other childhood...

More Evidence That Even ‘Moderate’ Exercise Helps Women’s Hearts

Even a few bouts of moderate exercise each week can cut a middle-aged woman's odds for heart disease, blood clots and stroke, a...

Eating More Fiber Helped People Lose Weight, Researchers Report

Trial comparing simple dietary change to more complicated regimen found similar health benefits A simple high-fiber diet can provide health benefits while being...

A Phone that Sniffs Out Disease

Developer of Na-Nose proposes linking his groundbreaking diagnostic nanotechnology to a smartphone. Can your smartphone screen your breath to detect cancer? That could...

Israel’s North Shore-LIJ Marks Annual “Go Red for Women” Campaign

To increase awareness about women’s risk for heart disease and prevention efforts, the North Shore-LIJ Health System today took part in the national...

Protect Children’s Skin from the Unregulated Term “Hypoallergenic”

People with sensitive skin expect to find protection in products labeled hypoallergenic, but increasingly they are scratching their heads about what that means...

Wearable Device Slows Brain Tumor Growth

TTFields therapy, developed by an Israeli scientist, delivers low-intensity alternating electric fields via a scalp device to inhibit cancer cells. A novel wearable...

Excellence at the Maimonides Heart & Vascular Center

After a century of trailblazing new therapies for heart disease, excellence at the Maimonides Heart & Vascular Center has come to be expected...

Have Insurers Found Ways Around Obamacare ‘Pre-Existing Conditions’ Rule?

Some insurance companies may be using high-dollar pharmacy co-pays to flout the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) mandate against discrimination on the basis of...

Pesticides, Plastics Chemicals Tied to Earlier Menopause in Women

Pesticides, Plastics Chemicals Tied to Earlier Menopause in Women WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Extensive exposure to common chemicals appears to...

U.S. Measles Cases Now Exceed 100: CDC

The number of measles cases in the United States has climbed to 102, federal health officials reported Monday, February 2, with most of...

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