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Strict loan conditions have been blamed for thousands of extra TB deaths in eastern Europe and former Soviet republics.

Tossing out everything from plastic bandages and cotton swabs to hospital robes after a single use, the U.S. medical industry generates more than 2 million tons of waste per year, environmental advocates say. Some of that waste makes its way to incinerators and, when burned, releases dioxin, merc...

What do older women want? Younger men. Online dating services say women of a certain age want the white-haired gent, as long as he's not too old. Women age 50 and older almost always tell eHarmony.com that they want a younger man -- 10, 15 years younger, sometimes more. And on Match.com, a...

Q I have a friend who is overweight and seriously lacking in dedication and confidence. I know I can't force him to work out, but I thought if I made him a gift of a session or two with a trainer, that might be good for him. I know you get this question for women a lot, but are there any gyms or ...

Maternal obesity has been associated with diabetic complications in the resulting offspring, according to experiments in mice reported recently by researchers at the University of Louisville. Obesity is presently a worldwide health issue, and it is commonly considered a risk factor for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and stroke.

According to a study released on July 9, 2008 in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, PillCam capsule endoscopy in the small intestines may improve Crohn's Disease treatment regimens in children by assisting in appropriate classification of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Patients with the hepatitis C virus who receive a liver from a donor older than age 60 do not experience a higher rate of transplant failure, death, or recurrent disease in the following five years, according to a study published in the July issue of Archives of Surgery.

For a doctor, the first glimpse of death and a simple thank you are reminders to never forget.

The rise in tuberculosis cases in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union is associated with the receipt of loans from the fund, a new study has found.

Though heroin abuse is widely linked to Russia's H.I.V. epidemic and the spread of criminality, the issue of methadone treatment is all but taboo.