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January 16, 2017

US panel recommends folic acid supplements for young women

Women who may get pregnant - whether planned or unplanned - should take a daily folic acid supplement to prevent neural tube defects like spina bifida, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

January 16, 2017

Seniors with memory problems may struggle with driving

Seniors with memory problems and related attention and decision-making issues may struggle with driving tasks, according to a Canadian study.

January 13, 2017

A scientist shares his lonely battle to withdraw from painkillers

Travis Rieder spent more than four weeks in hospitals and nearly lost his foot after a van ran a stop sign and struck his motorcycle on Memorial Day weekend in 2015.

January 12, 2017

Docs amazed after 6-year-old paralyzed by backbend takes first steps

Doctors and physical therapists are marveling at a 6-year-old girl who is making unexpected progress after a simple backbend in her living room left her paralyzed.

January 12, 2017

Toddlers born by reproductive treatments develop normally

Children born through assisted reproductive technologies have similar cognitive, motor and language development at age two as those born through natural conception, according to a new Canadian study.

January 12, 2017

Study finds how stress raises heart disease and stroke risk

People with heightened activity in the amygdala, an area of the brain linked to stress, may be at greater risk of heart disease and stroke, scientists said on Thursday in research that could lead to new ways to treat stress-related heart problems.

January 6, 2017

Mom of 2 diagnosed with genetic Alzheimer's at 36

A British woman whose father and grandfather died of Alzheimer’s has inherited the mysterious and incurable disease herself at age 36.

January 6, 2017

Fox & Friends: Janice Dean discusses FDA delay of promising MS drug

Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ’ Janice Dean is one of the 2.3 million people worldwide living with multiple sclerosis (MS).

January 6, 2017

Video of cashier's sweet gesture for special needs boy goes viral

A California cashier’s simple good deed for a special needs boy is tugging at heart strings across the nation.

January 6, 2017

For seniors, having a partner helps cut hip fracture risk

Research from Spain confirms that senior women are three times more likely than their male peers to fracture a hip but also finds risk factors differ for men and women.