From small businesses to seniors, from the uninsured to families struggling to find affordable health insurance they do have, the health care reform bill being considered in the House of Representativ

Curcumin, found in the curry spice turmeric, has recently been studied for a variety of disease fighting properties.

While that occasional back pain may go away after some rest and pain medication, many back pain sufferers are not aware that everyday activities - from wearing high heels to long work hours - can repe

In the upcoming December 2009 magazine, Consumer Reports details the testing they have done on dozens of canned food products such as soups, juice, tuna fish and vegetables, for the chemical Bisphenol

Several of the largest health insurance companies, including Cigna Corp. and Aetna Inc., rallied on Wall Street after Republicans won the governor seats in New Jersey and Virginia.

In a press release issued November 3, 2009, Bodybuilding.com LLC, an online supplement retailer, announced that it was conducting a voluntary recall of 65 dietary supplements that were sold through th

Breast cancer cells that spread to the lymph nodes change form, a discovery that surprised Breakthrough Breast Cancer researchers in Great Britain.

The health benefits of breastfeeding for both infants and their mothers have been updated and explained in a newly released position paper by the American Dietetic Association (ADA).

Childhood brain tumors cast long shadows on survivors.

As adults we think of childhood as being happy and carefree, however today our world is different. What kinds of stress do children experience? Children in today's world have many concerns.

Vertex has announced the results of their Phase 2 Study C208 which explored the use of telaprevir-based regimen in hepatitis C patients.

Henry Ford researchers have found that a strain of MRSA is causing high death rates.

In research published online in the October 30th Journal of Public Health, researcher Fizan Abdullah, MD, PhD, assistant professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, found that children w

Priapism, which many may know better as an erection that lasts longer than four hours, has responded well to a new treatment tested by researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.

Dennis Hopper, known as one of cinema's "bad boys" and actor of such films as Rebel Without a Cause, Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, Blue Velvet and a host has been diagnoses with

According to a new study, medical events or deaths that occur during a flu vaccine campaign, like the current H1N1 program, might be easy for the public to misinterpret, undermining vaccination effort

Athletes who use anabolic steroids should be concerned about their kidneys, according to the American Society of Nephrology.

Amgen Inc., of San Francisco CA, is being sued by 15 states alleging the company gave kickbacks to medical providers to help boost sales of the anemia drug Aranesp.

WJLA has produced a four part series showing women how to perform breast self-exam.

High fructose corn syrup is pervasive in the standard American diet and increases the risk of developing a pervasive health problem,