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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.

Individuals with alcohol use disorders are twice as likely as those without a history of problem drinking to suffer from memory loss in the future.

Researchers debunked the long-standing premise that there is a strong association between mental illness and crime by determining substance addiction is a stronger predictor of recidivism among offenders.

The term pre-diabetes has limited clinical value as a majority of patients who fall into the category do not go on to develop type 2 diabetes, according to researchers.

An additional biomarker may predict future epilepsy development in febrile seizure sufferers, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine.

New research disputes a widely publicized study that linked testosterone replacement therapy with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality.

Treatment-resistant cases of trigeminal neuralgia may be treated with duloxetine, according to a new case study.

Researchers at Auburn University are joining what is becoming a crowded field of teams looking to develop a drug to treat future outbreaks of the Ebola virus.

Orbactiv (oritavancin) is a new antibacterial drug approved to treat patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections.

Patients with painful diabetic polyneuropathy can have higher nocturnal blood pressure, according to a study published in Diabetes Care.

Now that the two American patients infected with Ebola have arrived safely in Atlanta, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released more information about ZMapp, the experimental medication the patients were treated with before being flown back to the US.

While scientists have previously identified the changes to brain tissue and organs caused by alcoholism, a team of researchers has now shown the long-term neurological effects of excessive drinking on a molecular level.

By observing mutated flies, researchers at the University of Iowa found the same pathophysiological pathways are relevant to epilepsy and several neurodegenerative disorders.

Dust mites are widely responsible for allergic irritation and breathing difficulties, but researchers from the University of Iowa researchers indicated a vaccine may be within reach.

Immune cells responsible for intestinal movement may be the key to an effective treatment for irritable bowel syndrome.

Sex addicts and drug addicts display similar brain activity when they are triggered with the appropriate stimuli.

Recent discoveries indicate there is an "autoimmune contribution" to the source of chronic pain for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome sufferers.

Often physicians compare the condition of obese and overweight children to their parents and siblings as an explanation for their weight.

A team of researchers has pinpointed a small molecule responsible for nerve cell damage and other symptoms tied to neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS).

After looking at a national sampling of high school seniors, researchers at New York University determined the strongest predictor of ecstasy use was prior drug consumption.