Missouri lawmakers appear poised to budget an additional $1.5 million for youth tobacco prevention programs in the coming fiscal year, up from $500,000.

The city of Seattle has saved more than $2 million annually by providing housing for formerly homeless alcoholics.

Depression is very common among teens, causing them to cut, burn, punch or overdose their selves with drugs.

Marion Moritz, executive director of the clinic, told the Ottawa Sun, "It's a painful decision for us... All the doctors we are recruiting have left for greener pastures. We are bleeding doctors."

According to a survey, more people in Boldon buy remedies for cold than anywhere else, making the old mining town near Newcastle the cold capital of Britain.

Researchers at the University of Southern California analyzed the outcome of 38 consecutive patients with low back pain who underwent bariatric surgery over a period of six months.

Francisco Duque III, secretary of the Department of Health, said in a news conference that the ban will take effect next month. Violators will face imprisonment of up to 20 years and a fine as much as $48,000 or both.

Joachim Heinrich of the Institute of Epidemiology at the Heimholtz Centre in Munich, Germany, led the study of over 3,000 children whose health was monitored from birth until they reach the age of six.

3ie is supported by governments, NGOs, official development agencies and private foundations.

Researchers manipulating fat cells in mice scientists in Melbourne were able to speed up metabolism of a person. When scientists removed an enzyme known as angiotensin converting enzyme, or ACE, the mice were able to eat the same amount as

Scott P. Serota, president and chief executive officer of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), released the following statement in response to Sen. John McCain's remarks today on healthcare in Florida.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies nationwide are working with employers of all sizes to get their workers to take steps toward healthier lifestyles as part of the second annual National Walk @ Lunch Day.

A contemporary mix of surroundings, along with a few famous faces, highlighted Champneys resort in Henlow, says Kimberly Thrower.

Your guide to the latest health and beauty products, with Kimberly Thrower. This week: Spiezia Organics Lemongrass and Marigold Body Scrub.

Surgeons at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center in Florida have given a teenage girl from Vietnam a new lease on life.

In a nine-page letter the FDA warns drugmaker Merck & Co. to correct the "significantobjectionable conditions" found during repeated inspections at their main vaccineplant between November and January.

Results from trials in South Africa, Kenya and Uganda in 2006 showed that male circumcision reduced the transmission of HIV from women to men by up to 60 percent. On the basis of these results, the Joint United Nations Programme

Following a health report that indicates that typhoid has intensified in Wakiso District, health officials have resorted to a mass test of foodstuff dealers to reduce contamination.

Total Petroleum Ghana Limited, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has launched a series of activities to create public awareness about malaria prevention.

The top brass of the Africa Media Malaria Research Network (AMMREN) led by Pa Modou Faal on Monday called on Alhagie Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, former President of The Gambia, who is also AMMREN's national patron at his residence in