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Hitting the gym every day might do little to decrease your risk of death if you spend the rest of your time sitting down, a new study suggests.

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Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.

The US Army on Thursday said leadership and discipline have deteriorated at bases in the United States, with officers missing warning signs of soldiers on the verge of suicide.

Zambia plans to immunise 1.6 million children against measles this week, Health Minister Kapembwa Simbao said Monday, as the nation suffers the worst outbreak of the disease in years.

The number of people receiving medicines for the AIDS virus leapt by a quarter last year but more patients need to be brought into treatment before they are too sick, the World Health Organisation said on Monday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Buying running shoes? A new study suggests that wearing sneakers tailored to your foot shape might not protect you against injuries.

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The World Health Organisation on Friday urged countries to give health workers incentives such as bonuses to set up in rural districts where millions of people lack medical care.

New York's smokers are puffing nervously in the face of new measures that leave them wondering how to afford their habit — and even where to light up.

Left-handed baseball pitchers may be more susceptible to injury, according to a U.S. study of college pitchers that found differences in the throwing motions of left and right-handed players.

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Japanese and US universities have jointly developed a medical technique that can quickly detect various cancers using a simple saliva test, researchers said on Tuesday.