Part of the Archiving the History of an Epidemic exhibit, Ryan White's card details how he was taunted and ostracized by bullies at school.
Only after a decade of analysis, and long after the WHO and EU, will the EPA release a risk assessment of dioxins in our food supply.
Putting a $0.12 tax on every can of Coke would decrease soda consumption by 15 percent among adults and save 26,000 lives each year.
Novartis has recalled over-the-counter meds after discovering that they could have been contaminated with more powerful drugs.
A history professor and researcher discovers old advertisements from the Sterling Drug Company in the Smithsonian's vast archives.
Yale researchers find that adolescents with diabetes are more likely to drop out of high school and earn lower wages than their peers.
Scientists at the University of Notre Dame have engineered worms that can spin silk strong enough for limbs, sutures, and parachutes.
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About 200 million people worldwide, or one out of every 20 people in the 15-64-year-old subset are using illicit drugs, according to a new study.
The chair of Mount Sinai Medical School's Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences explains current research and how computers are changing the way we study the body.
Previously unpublished photos shot by LIFE magazine's W. Eugene Smith after shadowing a general practitioner for more than three weeks.
Men treating their addiction to drugs with methadone are twice as likely to get involved in car accidents, according to new research.
New research on 4,500 people living in New York City finds that commuters are especially vulnerable because of their MP3 player use.
The most appealing weight-loss tactic of all time: Writing for 15 minutes about important values caused women to shed the pounds.
Using the germicidal properties of UV to clean its surfaces, Vioguard's new keyboard could soon roll out in pediatric hospitals and ICUs.
Higher income metro regions have low levels of smoking and obesity, while poorer metros across the country are plagued with both.
American Journal of Infection Control research shows that few would-be doctors know when and when not to wash while in a clinical setting.
Nationalism that's rooted in respect for laws and institutions, not race or religion, makes citizens the happiest, according to new research.
The latest facts and figures from the all of the most influential medical journals; newspapers; and health, fitness, and wellness websites.
The archetypal zoonotic disease, rabies can spread between animals and humans as it has the ability to infect -- and kill -- all mammals.