China has prohibited imports of sheep, goat, poultry and even-toed ungulates from African, Asian and European countries due to outbreaks of livestock diseases such as sheep pox, goat pox and ...

In the end, I have to be my best advocate for my own care. It took years, but when I became my best advocate, serious change ...

Cases of tularemia, also known as "rabbit fever," are on the rise in the U.S., according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Caused by the bacteria ...

I have an advantage, or maybe a disadvantage, compared with some scientists and psychologists who work on addiction. I was addicted to booze and benzos for 20 years on and off, from the late 1970s ...

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Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar. Another year of reading has come and gone, leaving mental trails of ...

Maine reported a record number of tickborne disease cases in 2024, breaking another record high set the year before. There were 3,218 reported cases of Lyme disease last year in the state, nearly 300 ...

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Potassium is a mineral needed for vital bodily functions. But people with kidney disease may need to know which high potassium foods to avoid. Here we discuss how to create such a diet.

The pair had helped identify a still-unnamed disease, which they had tied to a particular gene and to a particular somatic mutation—a genetic change that had not been passed down from a parent ...

We may earn commission from the links on this page. Making resolutions is easy. Making them stick? Not so much. That’s why we’ve combed through the newest self-help books to bring you the 12 most ...