HEALTH

FDA warns Brazilian Blowout manufacturer to stop misleading consumers.

Stroke patients do not fare better with brain stents, a study has shown.

In the first randomized controlled study of Weight Watchers participants, family doctors compared the commercial weight-loss program with standard care, and found that Weight Watchers was more than twice as effective.

A draft statement from the United Nations on addressing chronic diseases an upcoming summit served as a great disappointment after no mention of how to tackle and treat disease epidemics, an international health group said group Thursday.

Doctors are paid more in the United States than in any other country, a new study has revealed.

One in four Americans respect smokers less than nonsmokers

Middle-aged women, who indulge in moderate consumption of an alcoholic beverage on a regular basis, stand a better chance of staying healthy as they grow older, research shows.

A nationwide law enforcement crackdown has charged 91 people with participating in Medicare fraud schemes involving $295 million in false billing.

Aggressive use of cardiovascular drugs is much more effective in preventing a recurrence of stroke than deploying a stent to prop open narrowed arteries in the brain, a U.S. government-funded study reports.

Patients who are referred by their doctors to Weight Watchers were found to lose about twice as much weight as those on a standard weight-loss program over a 12-month period as reported in a study in The Lancet.

A study finds that middle-age women who indulge in one drink a day or less on a regular basis may have a better chance of being healthier when they're older.

The NBC news veteran told her audience about her diagnosis Wednesday evening at the end of her MSNBC show Andrea Mitchell Reports.

Two studies released over the last week report that up to half of Americans and 40 percent of Europeans will suffer from a mental health disorder during their lifetime.

Weight Watchers is more effective to lose weight than seeking doctor’s advice, according to a new study.

Although a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found cigarette smoking in the U.S declined by almost two percent between 2005 and 2010, the rate of reduction is lower than it was throughout the previous 40 years.

A drink a day keeps the doctor away, according to a new study linking alcohol consumption to health in older women.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week recommended against an immediate approval for Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson’s anti-clotting drug, Xarelto, as a treatment to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Wine ages well, and so do middle aged women who drink a glass a day, according to a new study linking moderate daily drinking to improved health.

Individuals of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) community represent a growing portion of the world's population, yet when it comes to caring for these individuals, medical training seems to fall short. According to a new study, medical schools set aside an average of only seven hours for topics related to the health care needs of LGBT patients.

Middle-aged and older women who drink moderately throughout the week are less likely to develop health issues linked to aging like cognitive decline, heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study.

In what they hail as a medical breakthrough, researchers say a single injection using stem cells taken from the bone marrow of a healthy young adult could prevent the occurrence of heart failure.

The number of American adult smokers has declined by about 1.5 percent, or 3 million people, from 2005 to 2010, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Seven years ago Cynthia Daily and her partner used a sperm donor for conceive a baby, and they hoped that one day their son would get to know some of his half siblings - an extended family for modern times.

The Food and Drug Administration has recommended against an immediate approval for Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson’s anti-clotting drug, Xarelto, as a treatment to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Babesiosis, a potentially life-threatening tick-borne disease, is a rare but grave complication that can be transmitted through blood transfusions, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns.

The prevalence of smoking in the U.S. has fallen over the last five years, but not at a steady rate, as per a study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

U.S. health experts on Tuesday said fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, and those who still do have cut back some on the number of cigarettes they smoke. But despite this progress, the rate of decline has slowed down.

One sperm donor fathered 150 children

New flu shot needle is smaller than the standard size.