After a lethal bird flu virus emerged in Asia, US officials launched an intense effort to build new defenses against a pandemic, including replacing an antiquated vaccine system, which depends on millions of chicken eggs.

A vast majority of American women plan to ignore controversial new recommendations about mammograms, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows.

What could be done to prevent another Vioxx? This pain medication for arthritis became a blockbuster after its introduction in 1999, only to be taken off the market in 2004 when a study linked the drug to an increased risk of heart ...

A jury awarded $28 million in punitive damages in Pennsylvania state court Monday to a plaintiff who claimed her use of Pfizer Inc.'s hormone-therapy drugs caused breast cancer.

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Sanofi-Aventis SA and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s best-selling blood thinner Plavix may have cost US taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars because of ineffective advertising, research suggests.

Recent headlines announced a new AIDS vaccine that was said to show great promise. It was tested in Thailand and found to have a modest effect, 31 percent, on decreasing the acquisition of HIV.

RIYADH (Reuters) - More than two million Muslims gather this week for the annual haj pilgrimage to Islam's holy city of Mecca, where Saudi authorities hope to minimize spread of the H1N1 virus and prevent any political demonstration.

[M]aybe the country isn't all that divided -- most of us would welcome common-sense improvements in health-care delivery and insurance -- but the system feeds on and exacerbates our differences.

Nov. 23, 2009 -- Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke and childhood exposure to lead are linked to increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD) in children, a new study shows.

LOS ANGELES -- The city council here could vote as early as Tuesday on a set of rules for hundreds of local medical-marijuana dispensaries, amid a growing debate about whether many of those pot shops should be allowed to operate ...

The candidates vying for the late US Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's seat play strictly along party lines when it comes to supporting a “Botax” but all insist they've never had nips, tucks or any other procedures the cosmetic surgery tax ...

Inside an unremarkable three-story office building near Santana Row, Richard Noonan waited last week in the San Jose Cannabis Buyers Collective lobby for the marijuana he uses to treat symptoms of palsy.

The same day they rejected a gay marriage ballot measure, residents of Maine voted overwhelmingly to allow the sale of medical marijuana over the counter at state-licensed dispensaries.

More New Yorkers should be buckling their sons and daughters into booster seats this holiday weekend after a new state law extends the age that children must ride in child restraint systems.

NBC NEWS - When Santa's making his list and checking it twice, he may want to check out "another" list. Here they are, according to the people at World Against Toys Causing Harm, also known as "WATCH".

Rockville, MD - The FDA is alerting patients and providers about an apparent jump in cardiovascular events among patients taking sibutramine (Meridia, Abbott Laboratories) for weight loss in a preliminary analysis from a randomized placebo-controlled ...

MODERN MEETS ANCIENT CT scans of some Egyptian mummies, like the one being done on this priest, reveal signs of atherosclerosis. By NATASHA SINGER The Book of Exodus in the King James translation of the Bible describes a pharaoh who “hardened his ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Tis the season to be jolly -- as well as pass your flu germs to others at Christmas get-togethers unless you're careful.

Nov. 23, 2009 -- Bacteria normally found on the skin's surface may play a key role in preventing inflammation and disease. A new study shows that bacteria living on the skin's surface, including staphylococcal types that typically ...

A. It worked out that way mainly because the first observance of Thanksgiving as a national holiday was on a Thursday. In 1789, Congress requested that President George Washington select a day for public thanksgiving and prayer.