An insurer fee included in President Obama's health reform law that was intended to help fund coverage expansion may actually result in the federal government taxing states and itself.
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal a provision of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul setting up a home-care program for the elderly and disabled that regulators said was unworkable.
Moneyball actor Jonah Hill has been sporting a more svelte look following his weight loss and the actor told ABC that Japanese food was the secret to shedding the pounds.
Karen Handel became the vice president of Susan G. Komen for the Cure only months after running for governor of Georgia on a fervently pro-life, anti-Planned Parenthood platform.
Mexico, where the deadly H1N1 worldwide pandemic began three years ago, has seen a large increase in the number of swine flu cases in 2012
Metformin, a diabetes drug was found to decrease the risk of pancreatic cancer in women. The Swiss-American study discovered that long-term use of the diabetes drug, metformin lowered the risk of pancreatic cancer in women, while long-term use of this medicine, as well as other diabetes drugs, is linked to pancreatic cancer risk in men. While diabetes may be an important factor in pancreatic cancer risk, there are ways to reduce your risk along with the short-term use of metformin, sulfonylureas...
Pfizer Inc. announced on Tuesday that it will recall at least one million birth control pill packets in the U.S. because they don't prevent pregnancy, the company reported. Here is a full list of the birth control pills affected by the Pfizer recall.
Anna Watson, the University of Georgia cheerleader, has become an overnight sensation not because of her great looks or sensual moves but because of her ripping muscles and her recent refusal to a $75,000 modeling contract.
Women who eat about three servings of fish per week have a somewhat lower chance of having polyps found during a routine colonoscopy than women who eat just one serving every two weeks, according to a new study.
World's largest pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, recalled over 1 million packs of its birth control pills in the United States after they discovered a packaging error, possibly putting women at the risk of unintended pregnancies.
Government spending for Medicare, Medicaid and other health care programs will more than double over the next decade to $1.8 trillion, or 7.3 percent of the country's total economic output, congressional researchers said.
On Tuesday, Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced that they will cut funding to Planned Parenthood affiliates. Komen has provided funding for around 770,000 women's health screenings such as breast exams and mammograms among many other services. In light of Planned Parenthood's cut funding, it is important that women perform regular self breast exams.
Pink slime is a term dubbed from celebrity chef Jamie Oliver for spare beef trimmings washed in ammonium hydroxide to kill bacteria. Oliver decried the fatty, rejected meat on his show, Food Revolution last year.
Former Massachusetts dentist Dr. Michael Clair was sentenced to one year in jail yesterday for substituting paper clips for stainless steel posts in root canals. So what exactly does substituting a paper clip for stainless steel posts in a root canal do to your mouth?
A parasitic twin was found in a three-year-old Peruvian boy. Doctors in Peru plan to surgically remove the tissue -- which has eyes, bones and hair -- from his stomach.
Native Americans who often ate processed meat in a can, generically known as spam and a common food on reservations, one subsidized by the government -- had a two-fold increased risk of developing diabetes over those who ate little or none, according to a U.S. study.
Anna Watson, a University of Georgia student, is said to be America's strongest female cheerleader. Why not? Watson, who loves spending time in the weight room, can reportedly bench press 155 pounds, squat 255 pounds and dead lift 230 pounds...
Asher Stewardson, a nearly 14-pound baby boy, was born Thursday, to mom Kendall Stewardson. Asher Stewardson was born at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, weighing 13 pounds and 13 ounces. But he is not the only giant baby. Learn bout others here.
An approximately 14-pound baby boy named Asher was born on Thursday, to mom Kendall Stewardson at Des Moines Iowa's Mercy Medical Center.
Does traveling stress you out? San Francisco International Airport has a new option for relaxation: a yoga room!
Trisomy 18 is a genetic disorder in which a person has a third copy of material from chromosome 18, instead of two copies. Unlike Down syndrome, which is also caused by a chromosomal defect (also called Trisomy 21), Trisomy 18 is much more life-threatening in early ages, according to the Trisomy 18 Foundation.
Health regulators on Friday detained nine shipments of orange juice from Brazil and Canada that contained traces of an illegal fungicide, and rejected industry calls to overhaul the way they test for the banned substance.
Rick Santorum's daughter Isabella is recovering from pneumonia in a local hospital in Virginia. Three-and-a-half year old Bella, as she is called fondly by her family, is affected by a devastating genetic condition called Trisomy 18.
Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, is vital in rebalancing female sex hormones and can also improve sperm count in men, a report in the Daily Mail, quoting a Medical University of Graz (Austria) study, noted.
Rick Santorum has resumed campaigning as his three-year-old daughter Isabella's condition has improved from being critical to what is being termed as a miraculous turnaround. Earlier Santorum cancelled Sunday events leading up to the Florida Primary after his daughter Isabella was admitted to the hospital due to complications related to her condition, Trisomy 18.
In a breakthrough effort, scientists at Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim, Germany have build an artificial cardiac tissue using silk from the tropical “tasar” silkworm. According to the researchers, the fiber produced by the tasar silkworm had several advantages over other substances that were tested in the past.
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has cancelled all his campaign events scheduled for Sunday, according to a statement released by his campaign office. The cancelations were made after Santorum's daughter, Isabella, was admitted to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, on Saturday evening.
Researchers have associated obesity to pain stating that people who are overweight suffer from higher incidences of pain. In the new study, the researchers also indicated that as people age, excess weight is associated with even more pain, as part of the developmental process.
Bike sharing will soon become an integral part of public transportation in urban areas across the globe and NYC is just the latest in a long line of cities gearing up to take a spin.
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul challenged his much younger rivals to a bike ride to prove his physical fitness after moderator Wolf Blitzer had asked him about his age and health in the CNN-Florida debate Thursday.
