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The results of the small study suggest that taking in more vitamin K, not less, might help patients on warfarin (Coumadin).

A first case of Ebola has been confirmed in Uganda, a five- year-old Congolese child who is receiving care after arriving on Sunday from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

The analysis looks for key signs of heart disease along with your entire genetic blueprint.

(Reuters Health) - Healthy people at risk for HIV should take a daily pill to minimize their chances of getting the virus, according to new guidelines from an influential panel of U.S. physicians.

Researchers found that production of poultry created about half the gases that producing beef did.

People who had untreated “white-coat hypertension” had double the risk of dying from heart disease or stroke compared with people with normal blood pressure.

(Reuters Health) - Too little sleep - or too much - can be tied to problems with blood sugar levels, not just in people with diabetes but also in people at high risk for developing the disease, a new study finds.

(MedPage Today) -- Unlike medical knowledge, it can't really be taught, says Michael Kirsch, MD

(MedPage Today) -- Also endorses new anti-harassment protocol and will weigh partnership with TIME'S UP Healthcare

(MedPage Today) -- Artificial light in the bedroom tied to weight gain in women

MSPs overwhelmingly vote in favour of legislation setting up an "opt-out" system of organ donation.

(MedPage Today) -- But some fear opposition to single-payer could leave association out of healthcare reform talks

(MedPage Today) -- Registry researchers suggest role for embolic protection

(MedPage Today) -- Rating will require insurers to provide first-dollar coverage for PrEP

(MedPage Today) -- Jeffrey Cummings, MD, explains that patients will progress, but it doesn't mean the treatment is failing

(MedPage Today) -- Another win for telemedicine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday carved out new recommendations for makers of e-cigarettes, or vapes, including guidelines on how to address public health issues while designing their products.

In the last two weeks Dr Asmahan Ahmed has seen a surge in suspected cholera cases arriving at her health center in Abs, a small, Houthi-held town in northwest Yemen.

(MedPage Today) -- Off-label meds tied to risk for patients with left heart disease

(MedPage Today) -- Broad-spectrum antibiotic use in Niger tied to mortality reduction; risk of antibiotic resistance remains