A Canadian study suggests that SSRI antidepressants raise the risk of cataracts by about 15% -- enough to cause 22,000 extra U.S. cataract cases per year.
Occasional high blood pressure readings are often ignored as nothing to worry about, but a new study suggests this episodic high blood pressure is a strong predictor of strokes.
A large percentage of patients without known heart disease who undergo invasive cardiac catheterization to check for dangerous artery blockages do not have them, a new study suggests
Nearly 2 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that may be contaminated with salmonella have been recalled, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says.
Stromectal -- a pill containing ivermectin, a drug used to prevent heartworm in dogs -- kills head lice resistant to first-line treatment better than malathion-based lotion.
An NIH panel of outside advisors urges a change to hospital rules and doctor guidelines that keep many women who've had a C-section from opting for a natural birth in later pregnancies.
While some researchers suggest the rising rates of melanoma may simply reflect a change in how doctors diagnose melanoma and the increased availability of skin cancer screenings, a leading dermatologist says the increase is real.
Most companies lack meaningful policies to curb the marketing of high-fat and high-sugar junk food to children, according to a report by a consumer watchdog group.
A moisturizing cream whose active ingredient is the extract that gives Indian curry its distinctive flavor, smel,l and deep orange color may help fade fine facial lines, wrinkles, and aging spots.
Reovirus is harmless to normal cells -- but it destroys many kinds of cancer cells. A new study in patients with prostate cancer takes the virus closer to being a new cancer treatment.
Sleep problems and sleep habits vary among different ethnic groups, according to a new national survey. But among all ethnicities, there remains a common denominator: Many of us simply don't get enough sleep.
A new ranking of America's least obese cities shows healthy habits make for skinnier residents in several Colorado and California cities, which dominate the top 10.
Richmond ranks No. 1 as the asthma capital of the country in the latest ranking by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, the nonprofit group says.
The American Cancer Society says men should talk to their doctors about the benefits and limitations of prostate cancer screening before deciding whether to be tested.
The FDA today warned 17 food makers -- including POM, Gerber, and Nestle -- that their "misleading" product labels violate federal law. It's a new get-tough policy, FDA tells the food industry.
You don't have to fast before taking the newly recommended A1c test to screen for diabetes -- and it spots early diabetes and heart disease better than the older test.
Many children with asthma have low blood levels of vitamin D -- and the insufficiency seems to place them at risk for more severe disease, a study shows.
Meditation can increase blood flow in the brain and improve memory, according to researchers who tested a specific kind of meditation and found the improvement after just eight weeks.
Some children with peanut allergies are at risk of potentially fatal allergic reactions because they don't have their lifesaving epinephrine medication on them at school, Canadian researchers report.
A 33-year-old California teacher is charged with having sex with a 14-year-old student. Whatever strong bonds students and teachers may have, it's always the adult's responsibility to set boundaries, experts say.
Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth in the United States have doubled in the past 20 years, a development that a human rights group called "scandalous and disgraceful" Friday.
When their kids turn 12, parents are concerned about peers pressuring them to smoke cigarettes, drink and use drugs, but it turns out 12-year-olds are doing something else: getting high on inhalants.
Singer and activist Annie Lennox wants the world to know that the HIV virus and the debilitating condition it causes, AIDS, are the leading killers of women of reproductive age in the world.
The wife of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid underwent neck surgery Friday after being injured with their daughter in a four-vehicle wreck in suburban Washington a day earlier, her surgeon said.
Ethan Merbaum knows all too well the feeling of not getting a good night's rest, of lying in bed with nothing happening and being tired without being able to fall asleep. He knows all about watching his grades plummet and even about falling asleep in class.
The autopsy on Corey Haim revealed the actor's heart was enlarged and his lungs were filled with water when he died, Haim's manager said.
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