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An implantation bleeding is a light show of blood or "spotting" that some newly pregnant women encounter when their fertilized egg nestles into the lining of the uterus. Not every woman who conceived has a noticeable implantation bleeding.

What really gives chocolate its unique flavor? The cocoa bean fermentation process plays a very large role in determining the final taste of chocolate. By altering it, researchers discovered, it will soon be possible to offer a range of exclusive flavors.

Human height or stature, is the height of a human being where adult height generally varies little between people compared to other anthropometric measures.

Everyone who has ever tried knows that quitting smoking is hard. Why is that, though, and how could it be made easier? A new study reveals some amazing insights into the way nicotine addiction works in the brain.

Bursitis, an inflammation of the fluid-filled sacs that cushion your bones, can be extremely painful and immobilizing. Would you recognize the symptoms, what's the treatment, and how can you prevent bursitis from developing in the first place?

Coronary heart disease is the most common cause of death in the US. But the reasons for this, along with effective solutions, have been hotly debated for decades. At the heart of the controversy is a frightening question: Do statins kill or cure?

Metformin is an extraordinarily effective and extraordinarily inexpensive medication for diabetes, which has the side effect of helping to cure certain kinds of cancer.

Breathing second-hand smoke increases cancer risk in humans. Now research shows that even plants are affected by nicotine in the

Scientists have known for a long time that people who have multiple sclerosis (MS) tend to have low vitamin D levels, but only recently has there been evidence that vitamin D supplements help the condition.

We all have heard how probiotic bacteria that live in the human digestive tract are essential to health. Recent research has found that they can even help keep us slim.