A survey released in the U.S. has revealed that in the past year in excess of 2 million American teenagers experienced a serious bout of depression.

A new study appears to have found another use for the drug Viagra other than for treating problems such as erectile dysfunction.

A study by an American psychologist has found that many college students have sleep patterns that could have an adverse affects on their academic performance.

The latest research on breast cancer is good news, it says that regular exercise can reduce the risk.

In what will be great concern to Australians living in Victoria, a newly released report has found that Victoria's hospitals have failed to meet key performance indicators.

Scientists have for the first time pinpointed a protein that explains how smoking can directly lead to genetic changes that cause cancer - research published in the British Journal of Cancer reveals.

On Nov. 5, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. agreed to an FDA-requested marketing suspension of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleeding during he...

A multidisciplinary pediatric weight management program can improve the weight status of high-risk patients, according to Joseph Skelton, M.D., a pediatric gastroenterologist and Director of the Pedia...

In a finding that has the potential to change the way researchers think about the brain, scientists at Rockefeller University have found dendritic cells where they've never been seen before: among...

Children learn fair play, gender identity, self motivation and much more through participation in sport activities, a new book argues

Over-researching diseases, jumping to conclusions, not listening to their women's intuition...these are just a few mistakes women's health experts say female patients make. To learn how to avo...

If you didn't get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award in school, the government is giving you another chance to prove you're in shape.

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Actor Dennis Quaid told lawmakers Wednesday of how his newborn twins came close to death after receiving an overdose of blood-thinning medication -- the fault of a drug company that did not recall eas...

Despite our best efforts -- or sometimes not -- our precious children can develop really annoying habits. But kids are flexible, and if we go about changing their ways correctly, they learn and adjust...

The death toll in China's outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease has risen to 42 children, with the capital Beijing reporting its first case Wednesday, state media said.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Actor Dennis Quaid urged the U.S. Congress on Wednesday to preserve patients' rights to sue drugmakers for injuries, recounting how his newborn twins nearly died from an acc...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Heavy drinking causes high blood pressure, stiff arteries and rigid heart muscles in men and enlarged hearts in women, boosting their risk of having heart attacks and strokes, rese...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday said it sees no reason to tell consumers to stop using products such as baby bottles made with a controversial chemical f...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers seeking to bolster Food and Drug Administration oversight of imported products took aim at medical devices and cosmetics on Wednesday, saying the agency lac...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Bayer AG is removing remaining supplies of its heart-surgery drug Trasylol from the U.S. market after a long-awaited study found it raised the risk of death compared to two alternat...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Adding just a small dose of a clot-busting drug to standard treatment for strokes caused by bleeding in the brain dramatically reduced death and disability among victims, U.S. rese...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sales of cancer drugs will grow at nearly double the rate of the global pharmaceutical market and could reach $80 billion by 2012, according to IMS Health, which tracks prescripti...

GENEVA (Reuters) - France is the first EU country to report a leveling off of childhood obesity rates, suggesting that healthier diet programs and a ban on vending machines in schools is paying off, r...

LONDON (Reuters) - Governments need to stockpile different sorts of flu drugs -- not just Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu -- to counter the danger of resistance in a pandemic triggered by bird flu, Bri...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Exposure in the womb to common chemicals used to make everything from plastic bottles to pizza box liners may program a person to become obese later in life, U.S. researchers said o...

The United Way of America, alarmed at the nation's fraying safety net, will announce today that it will direct its giving toward ambitious 10-year goals that would cut in half the high school drop...

TRENTON, N.J. -- For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.

WASHINGTON -- Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years _ starting as young as age 12 _ can help protect girls from breast cancer when they're grown. Midd...

The difference in death rates between highly educated and poorly educated people in the United States is very wide and growing wider, according to new research.

CHICAGO -- Results from a large government experiment are dimming hopes that two common painkillers can prevent Alzheimer's disease or slow mental decline in older people.

Traffic injuries on the nation's highways have declined every year since 1995, but teenagers continue to be disproportionately affected by crashes, according to figures released yesterday by the U...

In the dark, Oscar-nominated film "The Savages," Wendy Savage cries out, "We're horrible, horrible people," as she and her older brother, Jon, consider to which of Buffalo'...

Emilia Uriarte and Mariluz Garcia are just the types of patients that Elmer Huerta loves to see. The first hasn't been to a doctor in 10 years; the second has been a faithful patient of the cancer...

Once, word of disciplinary action against a popular local dentist -- if it surfaced publicly at all -- might not have gone much beyond the back pages of a newsletter published by the state board of de...

For many new mothers returning to work, one accessory is essential: the breast pump

Popularity in school may have little to do with later social success.

Violent video games pose possible risk for chronic pain.

New research suggests pesticides could be tied to autism.

Lawmakers and parents discuss kids' severe food allergies.

Grocery shoppers looking to stay trim on a budget face tough choices.

Several parents allegedly left children in cars while they gambled.

The truth about instant wrinkle smoothers and fillers.

An amusement park ride severed a 14-year-old girl's feet last year.

The actor says courts are "only path" to justice for patients harmed by drugs.

Patients and caregivers ask for greater research commitment.

Initial results of clinical trials on a possible vaccine against meningitis B show 'encouraging' results.

No single drug will be enough to treat all the victims of a global pandemic of the H5N1 bird flu, research suggests.

A test for a sex infection may be better at screening for cervical cancer than smear tests, a study suggests.

Scientists use gene analysis to identify the genetic profile of IVF embryos that result in a successful pregnancy.

A key mechanism by which smoking triggers genetic changes that cause cancer has been unravelled.

More than 1.5m Indian children are at risk of malnutrition because of rising food prices, Unicef says.

The Duchess of York says she wants to launch a UK health campaign after living with a Hull family living on benefits.

The use of beta blocker drugs before surgery to cut the risk of heart problems may backfire, research suggests.

A debate is needed over the ethical dilemmas facing people caring for dementia patients, experts say.

The anti-impotence drug Viagra may potentially aid muscular dystrophy patients, research suggests.

Actor Dennis Quaids defends before Congress his right to sue the drug maker of Heparin for the near-fatal overdose his twins received last year.

A simple viral infection has put Karele Galaise-Seguin on a waiting list for a new heart.

A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors said Thursday.

People suffering from migraines and depression need to be careful when mixing medication for the two, according to a study in Thursday’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

An 11-year-year girl from Bronx, N.Y., is unable to attend school because her wheelchair is broken.

An 11-year-old Texas boy died suddenly this past weekend from a mysterious condition that causes inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body.

A 13-year-old Meridian boy who collapsed during Little League practice continues to improve and his school intends to recognize the teenage girl who led his rescue.

Health authorities said a 70-year-old woman died and a 57-year-old man is critically ill in a Boston hospital after each was given a kidney from an infected donor, reports The Boston Globe.

A 13-year-old Grand Rapids, Mich., boy died of gangrene, reports WZZM News 13.

A new DNA technique may prevent accidental multiple pregnancies in patients who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF).