Recent headlines make it seem that the cure for old age is just around the corner. “Brain Experiment Could Give You an Extra 20 Years,” one promised. “Telomerase reverses ageing process,” another declared. “Can a Jellyfish Unlock the Secret of Immortality?” asked The New York Times Magazine.
Former Miami Beach Community Health Center CEO Kathryn Abbate was sentenced to 42 months in prison for embezzling almost $7 million.
Public health authorities have increasing concerns about mosquito-borne diseases, with dengue fever a particular concern for South Florida
Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work Tuesday after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years.
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says.
For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building a cannabis empire might attract unwanted attention from the federal government or a backlash that could slow the marijuana reform movement across the country.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO.
Former Miami Beach Community Health Center CEO Kathryn Abbate was sentenced to 42 months in prison for embe...
Public health authorities have increasing concerns about mosquito-borne diseases, with dengue fever a part...
The Obama administration's appeal in the legal fight over morning-after pills has been officially put on ho...
A group of kayakers is about to set out on its yearly 165-mile trek to Key West for the cause of fighting t...
Without seeing you it is difficult for me to tell you if you need such a thing.
University of Miami Hospital sent a team to Panama with the special Impella heart pump to help save an NCIS...
The most recent trendy U.K. import is not music or fashion but a weight-loss plan. The British bestseller T...
Would you be interested in a pill that decreases the hunger-stimulating hormone ghrelin and increases the s...
As I was describing the virtues of frozen produce to a class recently, one of my students shot me a “...
Do you jump out of bed ready to start the day or are you making deals with the alarm clock for five more mi...
Produce power strikes again. The role of vegetables and fruits in reducing the risk of heart disease, certa...
Inevitably, a week after a spring break I see an increase of injured athletes in my office. In terms of vol...
Critics question rising federal payments for a procedure that's often merely cosmetic.
Q: Every vacation, I visit my mother for several days and spend the rest with my partner. Mom's always tryi...
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