Health News

A mosquito "pool" in Warminster Township has tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting Bucks County health officials to warn the dry and excessively hot weather of late ...5.2

Shares in Axcan Pharma sank more than 16 per cent Friday after quarterly profit was cut by more than two-thirds as the stomach medicine maker shifted focus to its Itax ...4.8

A teenager died a day after he hit his head in a skateboarding incident, authorities said.3.7

Newsweek in its Aug 15 issue of its international edition featured an interview with Richard Holbrooke, CEO of the... Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS , that discusses ...2.7

Linda Zawacki is one of thousands of cosmetologists nationwide who volunteer to teach female cancer patients how to enhance their appearance with cosmetics, wigs and scarves.2.7

Dr. David Ho was named Time magazine's "Man of the Year" for developing a combination of drugs to control AIDS.2.7

EPA is proposing public health standards for the planned high-level radioactive waste disposal facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada that will protect public health for 1 ...2.7

ISLAMABAD: Chewing betel nut quid is associated with aggressive oral cancers, and public health campaigns are needed to discourage betel nut quid use in Asian and Pacific ...2.7

Injured on the job or in the line of duty. Received misdiagnosis or improper care for medical condition.2.7

The European Medicines Agency has launched a six-month consultation period on a draft guideline on the conduct of pharmacovigilance for medicines used by the paediatric ...2.7

Depression may be a leading cause of excessive daytime sleepiness, new research shows.3.1

A supplement derived from French maritime pine bark may help reduce the risk of developing leg clots during long air flights.2.7

Membership in in the American Lung Association's online plan to stop smoking has more than doubled in just the last three days.2.7

With few if any specific symptoms, it's known as the silent killer. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, can cause serious heart, brain, and kidney damage, and the ill ...2.9

The decision follows last week's announcement by the pharmaceutical industry of new guidelines designed to give people more information about the benefits and risks of drugs.2.7

The legacy left by Peter Jennings reaches beyond his news coverage. Since losing the battle with lung cancer the number of people trying to quit smoking has increased ...2.7

Would you like to have LASIK surgery but you're not a candidate or are afraid to have it done because of the risks? A lens implant may be a safer alternative.2.7

World health officials have warned repeatedly that avian influenza could mutate and spread easily from person to person, sparking a global pandemic.2.7

Stonewall Argus and Teulon Times , The Interlake Regional Health Authority is still waiting for clean samples from the new well at Teulon Hospital before its water can be ...2.7

Merck is poised for another boost from its popular asthma medicine, Singulair, beginning later this year after the Food and Drug Administration approved its use for chronic ...2.7

Approximately one out of every two American men and one out of every three American women will have some type of cancer at some point during their lifetime, according to the ...2.7

Chinese health officials are trying to change the way people eat, pushing a utensil they hope will stem disease outbreaks: an extra pair of chopsticks.2.7

The consequences of a global flu pandemic could be so dire that business should support the medical community's preparations, and investors should consider the effects on ...3.1

HANFORD - Pesky, annoying mosquitoes, be very prepared. Kings County's vector control guys may soon come after you with a vengeance.2.7

A protein called EMP-1 is present in the tumors of lung cancer patients who fail to respond to treatment with the drug Iressa , according to U.S. researchers.3.1

For patients undergoing total knee replacement, the strength of their quadriceps muscles before surgery is a good predictor of how well they'll be functioning a year later, ...3.1

Derivatives of the active compound in cannabis -- cannabinoids -- may have the potential for treating inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's disease and ulcerative ...3.2

Will Vitamin E Help to Prevent Cataracts? Vitamin E is an important vitamin and several studies have been done on vitamin E and prevention of cardiovascular diseases and ...2.7

Brown, 11, is fighting leukemia and may soon be going to San Antonio, Texas, for a bone marrow transplant.2.7

A sterling silver desktop humidor once belonging to Alfred E. Smith, a four-time governor of New York and the Democratic nominee for president in 1928, is now on display at ...2.7

Their autistic children began talking because of an animal assisted therapy program at Lewis-Gale Medical Center, relatives say.2.9

Soft drinks are being identified as one of the main reasons so many young children have rotten teeth.3.1

There is an increased risk for individuals wading and fishing in Sugar Fork Creek, but experts aren't sure whether elevated E. coli levels in the creek are related to ...2.7