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(Reuters Health) - Levels of a protein called tau in spinal fluid may help predict which former pro athletes with multiple concussions will end up with long lasting effects from their history of jolts to the brain, a new study suggests.

(Reuters Health) - Giving progesterone to women with bleeding early in pregnancy doesn't prevent pregnancy loss, except among women who have had a previous miscarriage, according to a study of 4,153 women treated at 48 hospitals in the UK.

The notion of using viruses to infect and kill bacteria is getting a second look now that some dangerous bacteria are developing resistance to widely used antibiotics.

(Reuters Health) - By using the right words and repeating the phrases, adults can help young kids get over picky eating behaviors and eat healthier foods, according to a new study.

The study found that for every appointment where a black person received a prescription for the opioid addiction medication buprenorphine, there were 35 such appointments for white patients.

The drop in prescription use reverses a trend that had persisted since the 1990s, the study authors said.

(MedPage Today) -- Department issues final rule on price transparency in television advertising

(MedPage Today) -- Falling circulating 25OHD after colorectal cancer surgery associated with poorer survival

Experts are divided on the need for a measles booster shot by adults who are worried about their measles immunity.

(MedPage Today) -- Little known about balancing thromboembolic bleeding risks in these individuals

(Reuters Health) - Cancer patients usually get written consent forms to sign before radiation that are supposed to clearly spell out the treatment risks, but a new U.S. study suggests these forms are too complex for most patients to easily understand.

(MedPage Today) -- No significant improvement in survival with good neurological outcome

(Reuters Health) - High cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of developing glaucoma, but a new study suggests taking statins to lower cholesterol helps to reduce this risk.

(MedPage Today) -- Extending them for another 3 years isn't enough

(MedPage Today) -- Two studies add support for active surveillance for small tumors

Global rates of obesity among people who live in the countryside are rising faster than those among city dwellers, in part due to greater access in urban areas to healthier foods and places to exercise, researchers said on Wednesday.

(MedPage Today) -- Nine votes in favor, seven against

Isabelle was told she had less than a 1% chance of survival before the experimental therapy.

(MedPage Today) -- No bump in live-birth rate with progesterone for women with early pregnancy bleeding

Walmart Inc said on Wednesday it will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 across its U.S. stores starting July 1, responding to growing regulatory and political pressure to curb a surge in teenage use of e-cigarettes.