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TUESDAY, Aug. 31 -- Certain types of exercise may help ease stiffness and pain in dogs with arthritis, a new study suggests. Using a special treadmill and a computer program, Austrian researchers examined the movements of joints in the front and...

TUESDAY, Aug. 31 -- A home-based program designed to improve life for dementia patients and their caregivers offers some benefits, finds a new study. The program -- called Care of Persons with Dementia in Their Environments (COPE) -- seeks to...

TUESDAY, Aug. 31 -- Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fats can significantly lower the risk of heart attack for people with mildly elevated blood pressure, Johns Hopkins University researchers say. The diet they...

TUESDAY, Aug. 31 -- Infants born preterm or later than term are at slightly greater risk of developing cerebral palsy, Norwegian researchers report. It has been known that premature birth is associated with an increased risk of cerebral palsy, but...

African-Americans may be at an increased risk for developing life-threatening blood clots after receiving drug-coated stents that are meant to keep their arteries open, new research shows.

TUESDAY, Aug. 31 -- Residents of the U.S. East Coast need to take steps to prepare for Hurricane Earl, say Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials. Puerto Rico and northeast Caribbean islands were lashed with winds, rain and waves...

TUESDAY, Aug. 31 -- There's no evidence that popular cholesterol-lowering statins cause cancer, says a review that challenges earlier research raising concerns that the drugs may be associated with an increase in cancer and cancer-related...

TUESDAY, Aug. 31 -- Personal music players may pose a major risk to hearing if they're played too loudly or for too long, researchers report. The 24-year study included 8,710 girls from poorer families, average age 16, whose hearing was tested when...

TUESDAY, Aug. 31 -- Eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables may help protect some smokers from lung cancer, a new European study suggests. But, the researchers stressed that quitting smoking will do far more to reduce risk than "an apple a...

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Diabetes Top Reason For Vietnam Vets' Health Claims Diabetes is the leading cause of Vietnam veterans' health compensation claims, according to...

-- People with dementia may no longer be able to drive safely. Recognizing this may be a very difficult conclusion, the U.S. National Library of Medicine says. The agency says these symptoms indicate that a person with dementia is no longer safe...

-- Ringworm is a fungal skin infection. The University of Maryland Medical Center says these are common signs of ringworm: Patches of skin that are thick, scaly, red and itchy. These skin lesions may form blisters or ooze fluid. The reddened...

TUESDAY, Aug. 31 -- People who "hook up" for casual sex can have as rewarding a long-term relationship as those who take it slowly and establish a meaningful connection before they have sex, says a new study. University of Iowa researchers analyzed...

TUESDAY, Aug. 31 -- The hearts of triathletes adapt to the rigors of training and competition by becoming more efficient, which suggests that combining endurance and resistance training may be the best way to achieve optimal heart health,...

-- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: High Cholesterol This study will evaluate an investigational cholesterol medication. Participants will receive study-related medical care and study medication at no cost,...

TUESDAY, Aug. 31 -- The nation's leading group of pediatricians has issued a strong policy statement directed toward pediatricians, parents and the media on the danger of messages American teens and children are getting about sex from television,...

Cesarean section deliveries are at an all-time high in the U.S. and are expected to keep rising, and new government-funded research may help explain the trend.

The number of children treated in hospital ERs for concussions they got while playing on sports teams has doubled in just a decade, a new study shows.

Scientists have identified the first-ever genetic risk factor for common migraines.

MONDAY, Aug. 30 -- Genetic variations on a specific chromosome appear to play a role in a fatal motor neuron condition known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, two teams of scientists have found. In one study, Bryan Traynor,...