Brain Pill Tested Against Genetic Learning Disorder

A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel

New National Experiment Tackles Teen Obesity

Paris Woods is hardly a poster child for the obesity epidemic. Lining up dripping wet with kids on her swim team, she's a blend of ...

Smokers with Cancer Double Survival Chances by Quitting

People with early lung cancer who quit smoking could double their chances of surviving, a new study says.

J&J Issues Massive Recall of Tylenol, Motrin

Johnson & Johnson issued a massive recall Friday of over-the-counter drugs including Tylenol, Motrin and St. Joseph's aspirin

Americans Are Fat but Holding the Line

Raise a glass of diet soda: The nation's obesity rate appears to have stalled. But the latest numbers still show that more than two-thirds of ...

Weekends Can't Make Up for Sleep Deprivation

Sleeping in on Saturday after a few weeks of too little shuteye may feel refreshing, but it can give a false sense of security.

Male Chromosome Evolves Faster Than Rest of Genome

Women may think of men as primitive, but new research indicates that the Y chromosome — the thing that makes a man male

Proven Danger Doesn't Stop Demand for Silicone Injections

Clara Tolentino was terrified when her 43-year-old sister died last year after getting liquid silicone injections to add a bit more shape to her buttocks.

High Cadmium Levels Found in Kids' Jewelry from China

Barred from using lead in children's jewelry because of its toxicity, some Chinese manufacturers have been substituting the more dangerous heavy metal

Fighting Fat Goes Hi-Tech with Wearable Sensors

The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look at eating and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless sensors

Norway Finds Solution for Dug-Resistant Superbugs

Aker University Hospital is a dingy place to heal. The floors are streaked and scratched. A light layer of dust coats the blood pressure monitors.

Antibiotics Fed to Animals Afflict Humans with Killer Germs

The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat.

Maine Mulls Cancer Risk Warning for Cell Phones

A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first to require cell phones to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer

50 Mil. Americans Have Had Swine Flu Says CDC

Swine flu has sickened about 50 million Americans, and killed about 10,000, according to new estimates released by federal health officials on Thursday.

General Mills to Cut Sugar Content of Kids' Cereals

General Mills — the maker of Lucky Charms, Trix and Cocoa Puffs — plans to reduce the amount of sugar in its cereals marketed to ...

Missing DNA Found to Trigger Extreme Obesity in Kids

Some children get severely obese because they lack particular chunks of DNA, which kicks their hunger into overdrive, researchers report.

New Stem-Cell Approval Opens Way for Promising Research

Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines

Men Exposed to High BPA Levels Report Sexual Problems

Male factory workers in China who got very high doses of a chemical that's been widely used in hard plastic bottles had high rates of ...

Placebo Effect Credited with Alternative Remedies

People looking for natural cures will be happy to know there is one. Two words explain how it works: "I believe."

HIV Virus Delivers Healthy Genes to Stop Brain Disease

French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence.

Low Cholesterol Levels May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk

A new study suggests that men may be able to lower their risk of getting the most aggressive form of prostate cancer by keeping their ...

Acupuncture, Herbs Now Taught in Nursing Schools

Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools. It's another example ...

Cholesterol Drugs May Help Body Fight Swine Flu

A new treatment for swine flu may already be on pharmacy shelves — cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.

Sleeplessness Survey Ranks W. Virginia Tops

Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.

FDA Panel Backs First Radio-Frequency Asthma Treatment

Federal health advisers are recommending a novel technology from Asthmatx be approved as the first non-drug treatment for asthma.

Obese Moms May Program Obesity in Fetuses

When Kathy Perusse had weight-loss surgery and shed 120 pounds, she may have done more than make her own life easier.

Suzanne Somers Book Crusades Against Chemotherapy

Suzanne Somers is at it again. Less than a year after the former sitcom actress frustrated mainstream doctors (and cheered some fans) by touting bioidentical ...

Mild Side Effects Seen for Swine Flu Vaccine

Vaccine is the best tool against swine flu despite reports of a few minor side effects from the initial campaign in China, the World Health ...

Vaccine-Like Shots Effective Against Cocaine Addiction

Vaccine-like shots to keep cocaine abusers from getting high also helped them fight their addiction in the first successful rigorous study of this approach to ...

NFL Players Report Higher Rates of Dementia

Retired professional football players may have a higher rate than normal of Alzheimer's disease or other memory problems, suggests a preliminary study that provides more ...

Health Care Horror Story May Not Support Reform Opponents

Shona Holmes is the Harry and Louise of this year's health care debate, only unlike the fictional folks who memorably trashed the Clinton-era health plan ...

Breakthrough Vaccine Cuts Risk of HIV Infection

For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. ...

Aspirin Cuts Colon Cancer Risk in 4-Year Study

People with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer could cut their chances of developing the disease in half by taking a daily dose of aspirin, ...

New Drug, Tamiflu Both Effective in Saving Lives

Researchers delivered a double dose of good news Sunday in the fight against flu: successful tests of what could become the first new flu medicine ...

Wost Fears About Swine Flu Laid to Rest

Put swine flu in a room with other strains of influenza and it doesn't mix into a new superbug — it takes over, researchers reported ...

Titans Punter Drops 29 Pounds in 4 Weeks on Juice Diet

Craig Hentrich knew he had to do something drastic if he wanted to return for a 16th NFL season. So he did. The Tennessee punter ...

Costly Device Reduces Heart Failure but May Not Save Lives

A two-in-one heart device to fix irregular beats and contraction patterns cut patients' chances of developing heart failure by 41 percent, new research says. While ...

10 Things You Should Know About Swine Flu

Since it first emerged in April, the global swine flu epidemic has sickened more than 1 million Americans and killed about 500. It's also spread ...

Resynchronizing Implant Better at Preventing Heart Attacks

Vitamin D, Fish Oil to Be Subject of Major Test

Early Detection Test for Alzheimer's Highly Reliable

FDA Warns Against Liver Damage from Hydroxycut

Government health officials warned dieters and body builders Friday to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold supplement linked to cases of serious liver damage ...

Prostate Cancer Vaccine Extends Survival

Florida officials say a mineral overdose is the probable cause of death for 21 polo horses that fell ill as they prepared for a championship ...

Korean Scientists Clone Transgenic Dogs That Glow Red

South Korean scientists say they have engineered four beagles that glow red using cloning techniques that could help develop cures for human diseases. The four ...

Blood Vessels Grown from Kidney Patients' Own Cells

Some experts said the results suggested that doctors might one day be able to custom-produce blood vessels for patients with circulatory problems in their hearts ...