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The massive media coverage of the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa and the coordinated efforts to keep it from spreading has created fertile ground for online scammers peddling so-called Ebola treatments.

A new study analyzing 10 years of data on children with severe combined immunodeficiency disease suggests that children born with this disease have the best chance of survival if they undergo a stem cell transplant as soon as possible.

Analysis of more than 5,000 successful electrical cardioversions performed without anticoagulation suggests that patients and doctors must act fast to minimize the chances that acute atrial fibrillation will lead to thromboembolic events.

Patients who underwent non-endoscopic trigger deactivation and cosmetic eyelid surgery reported an improvement in their migraines.

A California-based company has taken the final step toward bringing a cheaper epinephrine injection kit to the American market.

A hypertension medication was reported as being effective for treating post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, according to the results of a new study.

With the help of a grant from the National Institutes of Health, Profectus Biosciences Inc. of Tarrytown, NY, is looking to became one of the key players as medical science looks for a way to prevent future outbreaks of the Ebola Virus.

Belsomra (suvorexant) is the first orexin receptor antagonist approved for insomnia.

A woman taking rasagiline for early-onset Parkinson's disease was admitted to a hospital for unwanted spontaneous orgasms, according to a study to be published.

The autoimmune system may not be the primary location for multiple sclerosis development, according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine.

Fixed-dose tablet is the first sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor plus metformin combo product to receive approval in the US.

Following news that two American Ebola patients were successfully treated with ZMapp, an experimental medication that has not been tested in humans, advocates and aid groups have called for ZMapp and other experimental medications to be made available to the hundreds of patients in West Africa who are still battling the virus.

Although variouis contraceptives are available for women whose baseline health is good, women who have chronic medical conditions have unique concerns.

A study spanning 20 years found people with hypertension in middle age (48 to 67 years old) are more likely to experience cognitive decline in their 70s and 80s.

People with low levels of vitamin D have a 53% risk of developing dementia compared with those who have normal levels of vitamin D.

A new technique could aid patients recovering from spinal cord injuries and disorders affecting spinal cord function, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University.

Just 6% of individuals with pancreatic cancer live 5 years after diagnosis, and almost half of newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer presents as new-onset diabetes mellitus.

Despite hesitation from patients and other barriers in the healthcare industry, clinicians should encourage patients with type 2 diabetes to switch to insulin much earlier in the disease.

Adding to the ongoing debate surrounding the health effects of vitamin D, researchers reported vitamin D deficiency was strongly associated with Alzheimer's disease and dementia development.

While doctors and researchers have been busy studying what has caused the most recent outbreak of the Ebola virus and how to stop it, one thing most agree on is that the risk of airborne infection is minimal at best.

Nonmedical prescription opiate use is linked to the dramatic increase in heroin use from 2007 to 2012, according to a study from New York University's Center for Drug Use and HIV Research.

Researchers at the University of Washington have manufactured a HIV-combating fabric that can be taken before intercourse and dissolves within minutes.

For schizophrenia patients, there is a connection between deficits in cognition and motivation related to their illness, according to new research.

The Endocrine Society and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists have released a list of 5 unnecessary tests and procedures as part of the Choosing Wisely project.

New guidelines for the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension include 79 recommendations and expert consensus statements, as well as appropriate use of the latest drug therapies.

When administered within 4 to 5 hours of onset of stroke symptoms, alteplase was shown to markedly improve the changes of a good outcome; its benefits diminish the later it is given.

Although many fibromyalgia patients complain of chronic pain throughout their bodies, treatment has been difficult. However, in a new study, lidocaine injected into peripheral tissues reduced pain sensitivity.

A staggering portion of the homeless who are alcohol dependent began drinking as children and cited their drinking as the main cause of their homelessness.

As the African Ebola outbreak continued to spread across West Africa, infecting thousands of people (including at least three Americans so far), the US House of Representatives held a hearing this week to discuss the country's response to the deadly disease.

In just a few short years the number of doctors and hospitals using electronic health records has grown dramatically, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services.