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Pete Kelly (R) "is declaring war on fetal alcohol syndrome, and he's proposing to place state-funded pregnancy tests in bars and restaurants so that women can figure out if they're pregnant before drinking," the Huffington Post …

Randal Thomas, MD: The new blood cholesterol guidelines from the ACC/AHA attempted to take the evidence from randomized controlled trials to make things simpler for clinicians to manage cholesterol. They grouped people according to risk and then …

A new study suggests that potential help in lowering high blood pressure might be as close as your refrigerator. The study found that regular intake of probiotics, such as those found in certain yogurts or supplements, may help ease the condition …

Claudia Buss, of Charitée University of Medicine, Berlin, presented her team's findings associating inflammation during pregnancy with weak, or immature, brain networks in newborns. Photo courtesy Society for Neuroscience …

SAO PAULO — Brazilian great Pele, who is being treated for a urinary tract infection, is in good condition and is expected to leave the hospital in the next few days, his spokesman said Thursday. The Albert Einstein hospital released a statement …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks how hospitals around the nation perform on preventing six types of frequently occurring infections, including bloodstream and urinary tract infections that result from catheters and surgical site …