More and more 12 year olds are turning to huffing as a way to get high according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Rescue and recovery workers who were exposed to a toxic brew of smoke and dust in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks have been awarded $650 million in a compensation deal struck in New York.

LONDON - People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, new studies said Friday.

ZURICH (Dow Jones)--Roche Holding AG's (RHHBY) recent drug trial failures involving some of its most potent products have increased pressure on the Swiss firm ahead of its investor day on whether it can meet market ...

Many who opt for angiograms, tests designed to detect the presence of heart disease, may be receiving the test unnecessarily, according to researchers.

The Department of Agriculture has recalled 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that contain a flavoring ingredient probably tainted by salmonella, the Associated Press reports.

If men stay in good shape, they can enjoy more years of good sex, a study says. (CNN) -- Healthier men, no matter their age, are going to have better sex more frequently and desire it more often than healthier women.

Two research teams have independently decoded the entire genome of patients to find the exact genetic cause of their diseases. The approach may offer a new start in the so far disappointing effort to identify the genetic roots of major ...

A panel of medical experts on Wednesday recommended steps to reverse a trend that has dismayed many pregnant women: the increasing difficulty of finding doctors and hospitals that will let a woman try to give birth normally if she has ...

Pfizer Inc. said it ended a Phase III trial for its experimental lung-cancer drug called figitumumab. The drug giant also announced two Phase III studies of its advanced breast-cancer drug Sutent failed to meet their primary endpoints.

THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term use of oral drugs prescribed to keep osteoporosis at bay may be associated with unusual fractures of the thigh bone, two new studies suggest.

The H1N1 influenza virus is still circulating in Indiana and the nation, but many Wayne County residents won't be worried about a possible third wave of the illness this spring.

Amnesty International may be best known to American audiences for bringing to light horror stories overseas such as the disappearance of political activists in Argentina or the abysmal conditions inside South ...

(03-11) 19:11 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's police chief said Thursday he hopes drug evidence testing will resume as soon as today with the help of outside agencies, even as prosecutors said that the number of cases dropped because of a ...

Team members and supporters gathered last Thursday for the overture to the 2010 Relay For Life: “A Cure for Cancer Will Be Music to Our Ears.

(CNN) -- Authorities are investigating six possible cases of bacterial meningitis -- including two deaths -- in rural Oklahoma elementary school students.

One afternoon during my training, I watched as one of my closest friends, another surgery resident, was led into the office of the department chief.

Women are encouraged to get tested for HIV/AIDS regularly —every six months - and participate in National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD).

Rush Limbaugh said he'd go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if the healthcare reform touted by President Barack Obama is passed.