MEDICINE

Actor Frankie Muniz tweeted Tuesday that he suffered a “mini-stroke” last week and was taken to the hospital.

The new mom gives the expecting couple some tips of the trade that she's learned since the birth of her son.

Baxter Intl. is buying Gambro to meet the growing need for dialysis among the world's expanding middle class, whose members enjoy a relatively richer diet but also a higher risk of kidney ailments.

The flu season in the U.S. this year got off to its earliest start in nearly a decade.

Aundrea Aragon almost died after doctors told her a brain fluid leak was just allergies.

The Duchess of Cambridge was hospitalized with Hyperemesis Gravidarum along with the announcement of her pregnancy Monday.

Rep. Edward J. Markey has sent a letter to the FTC urging an investigation into advertisements by energy drinks such as 5-Hour Energy.

Designing an HIV vaccine is difficult, due to the wily nature of the virus. But certain antibodies could help prevent AIDS effectively.

Uganda was once Africa's greatest success story in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but a recent rise in infections calls for a new plan.

A Gilda's Club chapter announced that it plans to drop Gilda Radner's name from its title.

Lofty goals have been set by the World Health Organization for World AIDS Day 2012 to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS on Dec. 1.

Eric Hartsburg has decided to get the Romney/Ryan tattoo he got after selling his face on eBay removed.

A 10-year-old girl wasn’t spared from the law after she was arrested at her Colorado school for marijuana possession.

For more than 3,000 years, traditional Chinese medicine has been an integral part of Chinese culture and the predominant medical treatment for a large part of the population.

Some women opt to remove both breasts after a bout with breast cancer, but for many patients, this is unnecessary, a researcher says.

A source tells Us Weekly that Jessica Simpson is expecting again.

Cancer strikes without regard to political parties. Over time, one in two men and one in three women will hear the dreaded words, “You have cancer.”

Six people were arrested in a Times Square hotel following a drug bust. Police seized over 100 pounds of cocaine which had a street value of $5 million.

Emergency contraception like Plan B should be more available to teens, the country's largest organization of pediatric doctors said Monday.

Icelandic pop singer Bjork announced on her website that she has recently undergone a successful surgery for her vocal cords.

The school's board of trustees unanimously voted to take back Armstrong's honorary doctor of humane letters degree at its November monthly meeting.