The U.S. Senate's historic vote late Thursday to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration control over tobacco products brought cheers from health organizations across the country.

Mad cow disease and similar conditions may start with one protein that somehow goes astray and deprives the healthy brain cells of another essential protein, researchers say.

Efforts to help people quit smoking vary from state to state, and despite progress over the years, there is still a long way to go, a new report concludes.

European researchers say they have developed a robot that anticipates a human's needs.

Scientists already knew that drinking red wine in moderation is good for your health; now they are figuring out why.

Affordable health insurance has become the mantra echoing from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. President Obama has made health care reform his top priority this summer, pressing Congress to get a bill on his desk by the end of summer. A massive

Reglan (metoclopramide) has been shown to be safe to use during early pregnancy by a large Israeli study. This is good news for anyone who has ever had severe morning sickness, one of the early signs of pregnancy.Morning sickness can

Making your diet low carbs and thus, reducing modestly carbs from your food may help weight loss. A new study shows that eating fewer carbs might cut food cravings by making us feel fuller longer. The study has implications for

In a bit a good news / bad news regarding nanoparticles, Chinese researchers have discovered that a class of nanoparticles being widely developed in medicine cause lung damage (autophagic cell death). They have also shown that the use of an

People who consume more calcium and dairy foods have a lower risk of colon cancer, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health and AARP (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons). Investigators collected diet and

Background:Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) often display symptoms from other diagnostic categories. Studies of clinical and psychosocial outcome in adult patients with ASDs without concomitant intellectual disability are few. The objective of this paper is to describe the clinical

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Combining two chemotherapy drugs with trastuzumab (Herceptin) to treat women who have metastatic HER2+ breast cancer may offer physicians another choice in their treatment options. At the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

LOS ANGELES -- Multivitamins might prolong life for women by preventing parts of their DNA from shortening, a new study has found. Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) analyzed data on 586 women participating in

The prince of darkness on the art of horror.

The pros and cons of an open relationship.

Dark and disturbing? No, just blissed out and happy.

Scars don't detract in both men and women.

Bad boys have good genes to spare.

National Restaurant Association Joins CSPI in Support of Legislation Requiring Calories on Menus, Menu BoardsWASHINGTON—Legislation that would require calories on chain restaurant menus and menu boards now has the support of the restaurant industry as well as health groups thanks

Bush Administration Blocked States from Using FederalFunds to Discourage Soda ConsumptionWASHINGTON—Bush-era rules at the U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibit states from using federal nutrition education funds for discouraging soda consumption, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest is