HEALTH

When he visited the United States four years ago, Pope Benedict XVI blessed a box of silver ribbon-shaped pins for breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure and sent them to its founder, Nancy Brinker.

The Obama Administration on Thursday said it would begin shutting down a program that provides health care for more than 100,000 low-income women in Texas because the state will not allow funding for clinics that provide abortion services.

For the first time in decades, the rate of annual spending on the U.S. government-run health insurance program is expected to decline during the current fiscal year before returning to an upward trajectory in 2022.

Are you haunted by sleep-related problems? Just listen and follow the instructions recommended by the World Sleep Organization which observes March 16 as the World Sleep Day.

Rihanna called the Ryan Seacrest's show on Kiis FM on Thursday, where she talked about her recent weight loss as a result of the 5 Factor Diet.

If Pennsylvania women don't like a mandatory ultrasound before getting abortions, they can just close their eyes, Gov. Tom Corbett says.

A new ad campaign by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention includes videos of former smokers who have suffered lasting damage from their habit: Brandon, a 31-year-old double-amputee from North Dakota; Roosevelt, a 51-year-old Virginia smoker who shows his scars after heart surgery from the heart attack he suffered when he was 45. There's also 28-year-old Jessica. Although she's not a smoker, her 7-year-old son's asthma led to an emergency room visit because of an attack brought...

Critics point out that the ribbons will only serve to stigmatize the children and that such measures are illegal.

The number of deaths from gastroenteritis, better known as the stomach flu, increased from 7,000 to 10,000 between 1999 and 2007, according to a new study by the CDC.

It's a part of childhood that children fall down while playing and get their knees injured or swollen. While you pay attention to the injuries, at times it is likely that you may not pay the required attention to the swelling on your kid's knee. But chances are there that the swelling can be related to an internal injury of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) located in the knee.

Food-borne disease outbreaks caused by imports seemed to rise in 2009 and 2010, with fish and spices the most common sources, the Centers for Disease Control said on Wednesday.

Health officials launched a $54 million advertising campaign on Thursday depicting the health risks of smoking in gruesome detail, offering the latest salvo in the government's campaign to deglamorize cigarette smoking.

The judges clarified that their decision did not necessarily reflect a desire to make all abortions legal.

A higher intake of saturated fat damages the quality of men's sperm, according to a new study published in the online journal Human Reproduction.

Are you a health nut and zombie fanatic? Believe it or not the two go limb in limb. Very similar to the human food pyramid, the zombie food pyramid was designed to help those get the proper nutrients and right amount of calories needed to maintain a healthy diet. Brains are the most important food group of the zombie food pyramid, so what foods as humans can we eat to help boost our brain?

People who eat a lot of red meat are more likely to die at any given time than those who go light on the burgers and hot dogs, a new study suggests.

Only a few women who suffer from nausea and vomiting during their pregnancy discuss this and seek proper treatment. This fact was proved through an online survey conducted by the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH).Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy (NVP), commonly known as morning sickness, troubles approximately 70 to 85 percent of pregnant women. But only 40 percent of the patients reported NVP complaints in the last 12 months, a recent national s...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Surfaxin (lucinactant) to treat Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS), a life-threatening condition affecting pre-term babies.

Since 2007 the FDA has been warning pet owners about products that have been causing dogs to become ill. The administration discovered that the number of complaints against a chicken jerky dog-treat product from China was once again rising in 2011. In their third caution since 2007, the FDA is continuing to investigate the illnesses as well as the origins. The FDA does acknowledge that not all of the reported illnesses may stem from the consumption of chicken jerky.

The White House on Monday released guidelines for the state health insurance marketplaces that are vital to the U.S. health care reform law.

Will eating red meat today lead to an early grave tomorrow? While it’s a known fact that eating read meat can lead to heart disease and diabetes, researchers have now discovered that consuming it can significantly increase risk of death. How can red meat eaters fight back from the harm done to their bodies?

The application employs Discrete Trial Teaching, a method of breaking skills into the smallest possible steps, and imitates an actual one-one-one instructional session with a therapist. It teaches the kid each step intensively until it is mastered.

Using smartphones is cheaper and more effective than using paper surveys to monitor diseases in the developing world, according to a new study by Kenyan researchers with the Centers for Disease Control.

In a year where the nation's reproductive health debate was iconically symbolized by the U.S. Congress all-male contraception panel, female lawmakers are shooting back with their own proposals.

Circumcised men may have a slightly lower risk of developing prostate cancer than those who still have their foreskin, according to a new study.

The new findings from independent laboratory tests refute the allegation of high arsenic presence in Nature's One baby formula.

New York state has banned TCEP, a toxic flame retardant chemical. The ban comes at a time when the use of toxic flame retardant chemicals in children's products is raising serious safety concerns.Many other states are expected to follow New York and ban TCEP.

Children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) or abnormal breathing during their sleep can develop serious behavioral difficulties such as hyperactivity, aggressiveness, emotional symptoms and peer relationship difficulties, says a new study.

Cynthia Sigler, a Southern California woman, knew for months that she was going to have a big baby but she never expected a nearly 14-pound baby boy she has named Jayden. When Jayden Sigler was delivered by c-section on Thursday, he weighed in at 13 pounds, 14 ounces and was a healthy baby, the North County Times reported.