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The screening for a painful fatal disease in newborns may be cheap, but its treatment is dangerous and expensive with no guarantee of a cure. As Sanjay Gupta reports, this means many states won't test newborns for the disease.

New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says one in four drinks has daily soda

A look at the dramatic impact the disease has had on everyone's lives in the three decades since it was first acknowledged

People who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome were dealt another blow this week when it became clear that researchers still fail to understand the genesis of this disease. Perhaps most importantly, these patients are being advised to stop taking antiretroviral medications.

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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee have for the first time successfully characterized the earliest structural formation of the disease type of the protein that causes Huntington's disease. The incurable, hereditary neurological disorder is always fatal and affects one in 10,000 Americans.

Until now, patients who suffer from one of the most common causes of vision loss have had little hope for treatment.

Scientists find match in leprosy strain between some patients and armadillos, which harbor bacteria that causes the disease

Scientists find match in leprosy strain between some patients and armadillos, which harbor bacteria that causes the disease

More than half of Americans take dietary supplements, with the multivitamin being the most commonly used, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nine cases have been linked to unvaccinated person who contracted the disease in Poland

Malaria kills one million people a year in the developing world. This is incredibly frustrating, because we can cure malaria. Everyone who dies from it dies simply because we can't get them the proper vaccines or drugs.

Some 3.2 million Americans have chronic hepatitis C , an infection that can linger in the body for years before producing symptoms. It can eventually lead to serious liver scarring and cancer. And most infections in the U.S

Almost 50% of psychiatric patients get a change in diagnosis over a 10-year period--meaning they may end up taking a slew of unhelpful drugs until doctors finally decide what mental illness they have. But what if a simple blood test could help discern whether patients have schizophrenia, major depression, or bipolar disorder? Rules-Based Medicine , a company that specializes in research and development for drugs and diagnostics, thinks it can.

Hundreds of people may have been told they tested positive for syphilis when they didn't actually have the disease, health officials say.