Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking.
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.
As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes.
A deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS has apparently spread from patients to health care workers in eastern Saudi Arabia, health officials said Wednesday.
Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez gently but sternly admonishes a teenage cerebral palsy patient who clearly hasn't been doing his exercises, stressing the importance of keeping muscles loose and limber.
Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed. Now, new approaches are dramatically changing the way these operations are done, giving women more options, faster treatment, smaller scars, fewer long-term side effects and better cosmetic results.
New research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled pregnancies - bed rest - doesn't seem to prevent premature birth, and might even worsen that risk.
Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn.
The government has halted a study testing treatments for a brain condition that can cause strokes after early results suggested invasive therapies were riskier than previously thought.
Two year old Mia Englund was born with lots of health problems, but thanks to pacemaker research funded by things like the Heart Walk, she lives a normal life now
Officials in charge of three key international treaties said delegates agreed by consensus to a gradual phase out of the flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane, or HBCD, which is used in building insulation, furniture, vehicles and electronics.
Obama is launching a new effort to rally the public around his hotly disputed health care law, a strategy aimed at shoring up key components of the sweeping federal overhaul
Eating fish is good for your heart but taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking medicines to prevent them, a large study in Italy found.
Living life with a weak heart has been a struggle at times for 8 year old Jacob Serre, but to see him shoot hoops.. is nothing short of inspiring
A Food and Drug Administration investigation into the safety of caffeine-added foods has prompted Wrigley to take its new caffeinated gum off the market for the time being.
More doctors, hospitals using electronic records
Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device
What do we eat? New food map will tell us
FDA has safety concerns on Merck insomnia drug
Measles surges in UK years after vaccine scare
Tiny preemies get a boost from live music therapy (Photo Gallery)
Doctor with cerebral palsy offers hope
Women have new options for breast cancer surgery
Study questions if bed rest prevents premature birth
Huge drug cost disparities seen in health overhaul
Two-year-old girl with weak heart lives big life (Video)
Nations agree to new chemical ban, export controls
Obama to promote benefits of health care law
Study: Fish oil doesn't help prevent heart attacks
Boy with heart disease is excited for heart walk (Video)
Wrigley pulls new caffeinated gum after FDA investigation