Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, Carroll said, but she was wary of traveling a long roa…

Sedentary behavior (SB) is negatively associated and light physical activity (PA) is positively associated with vascular parameters among postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study published online Nov. 1 in the Americ…

RCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan researchers have discovered that hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) adapt their lineage commitment during gene therapy based on the underlying genetic disease. from Medical Xpress - latest medical and h…

A tightly tied waist cord of the underskirt (petticoat) traditionally worn under a saree, particularly in rural parts of India, may lead to what has been dubbed "petticoat cancer," warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after treatin…

Erasmus University Medical Center researchers in Rotterdam have tracked vitamin D supplementation improvements in bone mineral density among patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria. from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories …

Exposure to organophosphate esters (OPEs)—chemicals found in everyday products that use plastics and flame retardants—during pregnancy may have varying effects on the risks of childhood obesity, according to a new study. from Medical Xpress - late…

Researchers have identified 22 pesticides consistently associated with the incidence of prostate cancer in the United States, with four of the pesticides also linked with prostate cancer mortality. The findings are published in Cancer. from Medica…