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Last year the FDA warned of increased suicide risk in patients treated with epilepsy drugs for bipolar disorder. But a new study finds fewer suicides in treated patients.

Moderate intake of soy foods by breast cancer survivors appears to be not only safe but beneficial, according to a new study.

A newborn screening method can detect T-cell lymphopenia, a rare blood disorder that affects the immune system and may cause life-threatening complications if untreated.

A large new study offers the best evidence to date backing the use of high-flow oxygen treatment for cluster headaches.

A urine test may offer an easier way to tell the difference between a simple snoring problem and more serious obstructive sleep apnea in children, according to new research.

H1N1 swine flu won't be as severe as was feared, but the pandemic is nothing to sneeze at, new predictions suggest.

New cancer cases and the cancer death rate continue to fall in the U.S., driven largely by declines in lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers in men and breast and colorectal cancers in women.

Drinking coffee regularly may help lower the risk of advanced prostate cancer, a study shows.

Besides treating depression, the antidepressant Paxil may affect personality traits in positive ways, a new study suggests.

Despite warnings that it is safest to place a baby to sleep on his or her back, the number of caregivers doing so has not increased in recent years, according to a new report.

Healthy levels of vitamin D may help patients with a certain type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma live longer, a study shows.

Medroxyprogesterone can help treat hot flashes in men who are undergoing hormone therapy to treat prostate cancer, a study shows.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission disputes allegations that Zhu Zhu Pets, one of the hottest-selling toys this holiday season, are contaminated with unsafe levels of antimony.

Researchers report that diabetes patients who used sulfonylureas had a higher risk of death from all causes and a higher risk of heart failure than diabetes patients who used the most widely prescribed diabetes drug -- metformin.

Serious reactions after receiving the H1N1 swine flu vaccine are rare and not significantly higher than those seen from the seasonal flu vaccine, according to a briefing at the CDC today.

Everyone should have at least a few plants in their homes because they help remove common airborne contaminants that can be harmful, new research suggests.

Marijuana extracts may reduce spasticity symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis, a new study shows.

The risk of getting a potentially deadly blood clot after surgery is even higher than experts believed -- and it persists longer than they thought, according to a new study that evaluated nearly a million women in the U.K.

Half of patients treated in intensive care units around the globe have infections and more than two out of three are treated with antibiotics, according to a new study.

Breastfeeding was shown to significantly lower a woman’s risk for developing metabolic syndrome in a study reported today by researchers with Kaiser Permanente.