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Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teens, but teenagers and their parents underestimate the risk or think that it doesn't happen in their own communities, a new study shows.

Despite improvements, too much dangerous activity is still depicted in movies targeted at youngsters, a new study says.

Radiation from new imaging scanners isn't dangerous, says the American College of Radiology. It's as much radiation as you get flying in an airplane for two minutes.

Low levels of vitamin D may help explain why African-Americans are more likely than whites to die of heart attacks and strokes, a study shows.

Compared to running barefoot, running in conventional running shoes increases stress on the knee joints up to 38%, according to a new study.

H1N1 swine flu is still here, the CDC warns. The holidays saw an uptick in severe H1N1 disease.

Pet African dwarf frogs from a single California breeder caused an 8-month salmonella outbreak in 31 states. Of the 85 cases, mostly in kids, 16 were hospitalized.

The herbal supplement St. John's wort is unlikely to ease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a new study.

A new imaging technique that measures the random motion of water within the brain may prove useful for detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease.

Blasting new breast-cancer screening advice from an HHS panel, radiologists say women need annual mammograms starting no later than age 40.

Cell phone exposure may be helpful in the fight against Alzheimer's disease, a new study shows.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has approved changes to the childhood vaccine schedule. Changes add a meningitis vaccine booster and offer an HPV vaccine to boys as well as to girls.

If some pollutant triggers autism, it's widespread and not confined to specific geographic areas, finds a study of California autism clusters.

There is mounting evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may help prevent or slow the growth of non-melanoma skin cancers.

Some antidepressants may work best for those with very severe depression while providing little or no benefit for those with mild, moderate, or severe depression.

Spending on health care in the U.S. grew only 4.4% in 2008, the slowest rate in nearly a half century, reflecting the nation's sluggish economy, federal analysts report.

Assisted-living facilities are more likely to be located in wealthier neighborhoods, according a new analysis published in Health Affairs.

America's obesity epidemic now poses an equal or greater threat to health-related quality of life than smoking, according to a new study.

The so-called fat hormone leptin may play a key role in controlling and potentially even reversing diabetes that has nothing to do with its link to weight loss.

Eating pomegranates or drinking pomegranate juice may help prevent and slow the growth of some types of breast cancer.