Some 500 dogs and nine cats may have died after eating chicken jerky pet treat made in China, according to updated complaints logged by federal veterinary health officials.
A new study shows that although most people think a cough ought to last no more than a week or so, the duration of the most annoying symptom of winter illness is about 18 days -- and could be more than three weeks.
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring makers of Ambien and similar sleeping pills to lower the dosage of their drugs, based on studies suggesting patients face a higher risk of injury due to morning drowsiness.
Swapping fatty foods for low-fat alternatives will keep you slim - and now there's World Health Organization-backed research to prove it.
Nearly half of women who became pregnant through in vitro fertilization after age 40 say they were "shocked" to discover they needed fertility treatments, a new study finds.
A new national study of 6,500 teens and their parents found that one in 25 has attempted suicide, and one in eight has thought about it.
A portion of men who underwent treatment for prostate cancer complained that their penises were smaller when they awoke, according to a new study by researchers from Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center in Boston.
The only remaining oral antibiotic used for gonorrhea failed to cure the infection in nearly 7 percent of patients treated at a clinic in Toronto, Canadian researchers said on Monday in the first published study of treatment-resistant gonorrhea in North America.
Diet drinks may taste good, but they might not bring happiness. A new study finds that people who drink diet sodas of fruit drinks are more likely to be diagnosed with depression.
The positive effects of green exercise may have more to do with the color green than with being surrounded by nature, according to a new study.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors relying on studies published in top journals for guidance about how to treat women with breast cancer may not be getting the most accurate information, according to a new analysis.
