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Fast-growing e-cigarette maker Juul to launch in UK

Silicon Valley e-cigarette start-up Juul Labs is bringing its small flash drive-sized vaping device to...

Australian scientists develop world's first melanoma blood test

Australian researchers said Wednesday they have developed a blood test for melanoma in its early...

Gene-editing damages DNA more than previously thought: study

A revolutionary gene editing technique hailed as the future of disease eradication and mooted for...

Clean water for all is still centuries away, aid group warns

Supplying clean water and toilets for all could take hundreds of years in countries like...

Link seen between ADHD and digital media: study

A study released Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests a direct relationship between computer screen time...

Late-life high blood pressure may harm the brain, study says

Decades ago, hundreds of nuns and priests made an extraordinary decision: They agreed to donate...

Virtual whale ride helps ease fear of heights: study

People who had lived with a fear of heights for decades became less afraid after...

Malaysia's health ministry contemplating medicine price control

The health ministry will look into a price control mechanism for medicines, said its deputy...

New ways to conquer sleep apnea compete for place in bedroom

Every night without fail, Paul Blumstein straps on a mask that prevents him from repeatedly...

Nuts may boost male fertility: study

Eating nuts "significantly" boosted the number and health of sperm in young men in a...

Maintaining healthy vision may help keep brain in shape, too

Waning eyesight may hasten the pace of cognitive decline in older people, suggests a U.S....

Britain tests virtual reality time travel to combat dementia

About 100 dementia sufferers in Britain will take part in government-backed trials using virtual reality to help recall lost memories,...

Study suggests weaning babies sooner onto solids can aid sleep

Babies who are given solid foods as well as breast milk from the age of...

Beware those medical studies -- most are wrong, researcher warns

A few years ago, two researchers took the 50 most-used ingredients in a cook book...

First-ever color X-ray on a human performed in New Zealand

New Zealand scientists have performed the first-ever 3-D, color X-ray on a human, using a...

Let women in England take abortion pills at home, say medical experts

Women in England should be able to take abortion pills at home to avoid the "distressing experience" of suffering pain...