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Early research suggests a possible link between exposure to general anesthesia in infancy and early childhood and behavioral and developmental disorders later on.

Four years after the launch of inSPOT.org, which allows people with sexually transmitted diseases to notify sexual partners via email, nearly 50,000 e-cards have been sent, according to an article published in PLoS medicine.

Wolfing down meals may be enough to nearly double the risk of being overweight, Japanese research suggests.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China, fighting a spreading tainted milk scandal, needs a more coherent food-safety system, with unified laws, one overarching watchdog and faster sharing of information, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

The UK needs a major rethink of the workplace to avoid mental ill health worsening, say government advisers.

Healthy eating campaigns risk failure because they do not take enough notice of families' different circumstances, says a report.

AP - A new drug store at a Virginia strip mall is putting its faith in an unconventional business plan: No candy. No sodas. And no birth control. Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy is among at least seven pharmacies across the nation that are refusing as a matter of faith to sell contraceptives of any kind, even if a person has a prescription.

Sure, massage feels good, but science is revealing its other benefits for both the healthy and the ill

Cooking collard greens in one pot with cranberry beans and andouille may vex a traditional Southern cook, but it saves time and effort.

A new study suggests that hydrocortisone offers little benefit to premature babies, though the treatment isn't harmful.