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Study: Kids’ asthma rates quiet down after earlier increase

by LINDSEY TANNER December 28, 2015February 20, 2018

A possible plateau in childhood obesity rates and declines in air pollution are among factors that may have helped lower cases in kids.

by Ariana Eunjung Cha October 28, 2015February 24, 2016

While the study is very preliminary because of its small size, it has important implications for how we think about the ills of sugars.

by Ariana Eunjung Cha October 14, 2015February 24, 2016

Some 23,000 people end up in the ER each year with problems after ingesting the nutritional products.

by MARILYNN MARCHIONE September 28, 2015February 24, 2016

A gene-activity test identifies women who are likely to respond to hormone-blocking drugs.

by Karen Kaplan September 24, 2015February 24, 2016

A new study finds that senior citizens who work are in better health than those who don’t.

by LAURAN NEERGAARD September 1, 2015

Research links obesity in middle age with earlier development of the disease.

Maine’s high rate of unvaccinated children poses danger and prompts debate on the ease with which parents may opt out of vaccinations.

by DAVID ESPO February 4, 2015February 20, 2018

A proposed plan would give lower-income people a tax break to help them afford health insurance.

Medical authorities and recovering addicts say science is on their side: Some users need methadone.

A retired schoolteacher who wanted to remain anonymous has left the money to the hospital in a permanent trust fund.