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Maryland has some of the highest cases of Lyme disease in the nation, yet funding for research is in jeopardy. Lyme disease is the most common and fastest-growing vector-borne disease in the United ...

Agency officials promise fast reviews of new treatments while vowing they will not be a “rubber stamp” for the industry. But ...

Scientists may have pinpointed a way to reverse Alzheimer’s disease in an animal study. The study, led by University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, found that restoring a central cellular energy ...

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Leading pharmacists have warned that widely used over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen may increase the risk of deadly kidney disease. Experts at Kidney Care UK and the National ...