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ATLANTA (AP) -- More and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get out and exercise, according to government survey released Thursday....

Every parent has mixed emotions about letting their baby leave home - but these Brooklyn moms and dads are feeling it big time.

(MedPage Today) -- With three exceptions, coverage with adult vaccines remained steady -– and low -- in 2010, the CDC reported.

The rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) has more than doubled among middle-aged adults and the elderly over the last decade, but the reasons for this are unclear.

LONDON (AP) -- Malaria may be killing around twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults - long considered the least susceptible - a new study suggests....

The antidepressant Prozac appears to be useful for treating a defining symptom of autism spectrum disorder -- repetitive, compulsive behavior.

A blow to the head might injure a child’s brain differently than it would an adult’s, a new study shows.

GENEVA (AP) -- The International Diabetes Federation predicts that one in 10 adults could have diabetes by 2030, according to their latest statistics....

Males aged 18 to 34 have the highest incidence of skipping breakfast. Adults aged 55 and older were more likely to eat in the morning.

Most of the bisphenol A (BPA) that adults ingest is quickly eliminated in the urine, new research confirms.