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An always-fatal disease that wildlife biologists expect will diminish northwest Wyoming’s elk population for decades has ...

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New detection at the Horse Creek Feedground, which has already struggled with disease, suggests that the new epidemic is ...

Check-ups on those who are getting sickness payments are also due to be bolstered. The bulk of the savings are likely to come from making it harder to get personal independence payments ...

“Time sickness” is a term coined by Dr. Larry Dossey in his 1982 book Space, Time & Medicine to describe the distress and potential health consequences arising from the belief that time is ...

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The heartbroken mother of a pregnant woman who took her own life while battling acute morning sickness said her daughter came to feel 'no one was listening' when she sought medical help.

Altitude sickness refers to symptoms of low oxygen, which may happen at elevations at least 8,000 feet above sea level. Symptoms may range from mild to severe. People whose symptoms only worsen while ...

Objective Trials of ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) for the prevention of acute mountain sickness (AMS) have been published since 1996. Because of their conflicting results, the efficacy of GBE remains ...