The name alone sounds so encouraging: HDL, the “good cholesterol.” The more of it in your blood, the lower your risk of heart disease.

Though we may not have fully come to terms with it, in theory we know that high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is an adversary of health.

A study in BMJ reports that the risk for serious complications, such as pre-eclampsia, diabetes and premature birth can be safely reduced even in overweight and obese pregnant women by following a healthy calorie controlled diet during pregnancy.

A new study finds that a widely used antibiotic, azithromycin, may increase the likelihood of sudden death in adults, especially those who have heart disease or are at high risk for it.

WICHITA, Kansas -- Just days before "HIV Vaccine Awareness Day," and Food and Drug Administration panel gives its approval for a new in-home HIV test kit.

ATLANTA - Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of flesh-eating bacteria that has already claimed one leg mouthed the words “Let's do this.

By David Sell A scientist for the French firm Sanofi-Aventis, which made and marketed the blood-thinner with Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Wilmington - Attorney General Beau Biden announced that Delaware has joined the federal government, 42 states, and the District of Columbia in reaching an agreement with Skechers USA to resolve charges that it advertised certain health benefits from ...

Officials have lifted quarantines on two Central California dairies linked to a case of mad cow disease, after investigators found the illness didn't come from cattle feed.

NEW YORK - A prominent retired psychiatrist is apologizing to the gay community for a decade-old study that concluded some gay people can go straight through what's called reparative therapy.

A study involving mice suggests that someone on a high-fat, high-calorie diet can stay lean with sufficient fasting between day's end and breakfast the next morning.

Each of the three words describes part of the reason behind the 2012 Relay for Life of Alamance County, which began Friday in Burlington City Park.

Profanity in teen novels varies greatly from book to book, but characters that do use foul language tend to also be the most popular, attractive and rich, according to new research published in the journal Mass Communication and Society.

MIAMI (WSVN) -- A man suing after a major medical mistake left him disfigured gave testimony Thursday that revealed the intimate details of his misery.

The excuses for not eating healthily are easy - I'm too busy. I don't live near a grocery store. I can't afford healthy food.

FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties.