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Bad news for those still searching and hoping for a magic pill to make body fat disappear: It doesn’t exist. Melinda Manore, an Oregon State University researcher, reviewed the evidence surrounding […]

The Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research released a study this week examining the side effects of the HPV vaccine. Researchers surveyed about 900 girls and young women, ages 11 to […]

Would you ever travel outside of the United States for medical treatment? If the answer is yes, you’re among the ¼ of the U.S. population who said they would consider crossing […]

Spring has sprung and what better way to celebrate than with a fun run? Here are some of the upcoming runs in Clark County and Portland: April 1: Race for the Roses, 5K, […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention isn’t pulling any punches when it comes to smoking. The CDC recently launched a series of powerful public service announcements warning of the […]

Mary Poppins said a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. But what about a spoonful of cinnamon? That, apparently, helps create coughing fits, “dragon breath” and a web sensation. YouTube […]

I haven’t eaten red meat since I was about 12 years old. Turns out, it may be extending the length of my life. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health […]

First, there was a burrito with spicy Frito chips in it. And now this: On Wednesday, Taco Bell rolled out the Doritos Locos Tacos. The new taco has all the fixins […]

Virginia is now the eighth state to require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion. Gov. Bob McDonnell signed the controversial bill into law Wednesday afternoon. The bill goes […]