Most older women may not have to get breast cancer screening with mammography more than once every three years. But women with...
Mice are used a lot in scientific research, usually in lab tests. Now, researchers in Germany have made it possible to look...
Dr. Donald Anderson, the man behind one of the world’s greatest health achievements, passed away on Friday in Towson, Maryland at the...
Close family relationships are proving to be a positive factor in life expectancy among the elderly, a new study suggests. Researchers found...
Authorities from the California Department of Public Health released a warning Friday that consumers should avoid eating rock crabs from Half Moon...
Social media is indeed a multi-purpose tool, as it now serves one more important function: diagnosing depression and other mental illnesses. Andrew...
The United Nations made the first acknowledgment of its likely involvement in the cholera outbreak in Haiti six years ago, Reuters reports. UN...
A fox that reportedly attacked two people near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis this week has tested positive for rabies, local officials stated....
Officials at the Virginia Department of Health are warning people who have drunk smoothies at any Tropical Smoothie Cafe location across the...
Parents have no problem with the controversial human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine as long as there is an “opt out” option, a...
Studies have shown that maternal deaths have risen twice as much in Texas, but it’s not only the state that has to...
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned the public that misuse of contact lenses, which includes...
The total number of uninsured Americans seems to have gone down since 2010, but Hispanics still have a higher risk of going...
Water is one of the most essential things to sustain life, specifically, clean drinking water. While developed countries might not have much...
Late risers have one more reason to celebrate: a recent study suggests that the human body is more vulnerable to viruses in...
McDonald’s is taking the Step-It fitness trackers off its Happy Meals due to reports on skin irritations caused by the product, a...
A national study debunks the theory that acetaminophen — the main ingredient in pain relievers such as Tylenol — worsens asthma conditions...
Close to one in 13 children has a food allergy, and many parents rely on EpiPens for immediate relief and life-saving treatment....
Around 50 children end up in emergency rooms every day because of baby carrier or stroller accidents, and it looks like more...
A dangerous, highly potent strain of heroin carrying a ‘Game of Thrones’ logo has been making the rounds in Vermont and New...