Most Americans remain sexually active into their 60s, and nearly half continue to have sex regularly into their early 70s, researchers are reporting today as a result of the most comprehensive national survey to date of sexual behavior among older adults.

If your friends and family get fat, chances are you will too, researchers report in a startling new study that suggests obesity is ''socially contagious'' and can spread easily from person to person. Gender also had a strong influence.

The students said that much of what they learned in Cuba matched the curriculum at American medical schools, but that instructors here placed a special emphasis on preventative care. "I've learned that medicine is not a business, it's social, it's humane,

Phan Thi Kim Phuc, the Vietnamese girl whose naked image running away from napalm clouds remains an iconic symbol of the Vietnam War, has finally made peace with the photograph that made her famous.

The Republican governor of Connectictut is the latest politician to look foolish for pushing tough anti-marijuana policies in the face of scientific data that proves the arguments hollow. When Connecticut's Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed legislation

While I will almost always advocate for a market based economic approach to allocating resources, health care is not an area where the profit motive should dominate decision making. Simply put, the end product is a patient's health.

"But hold on?" 'SiCKO' clearly shows the WHO list, with the United States at number #37, and Cuba at #39. Right up on the screen in big five-foot letters. It's even in the trailer! CNN should have its reporter see his eye doctor. The movie isn't hiding...

There are 47 million people in this country without health insurance. Richmond resident Joey Palmer is one of them. He learned how costly this can be after fracturing a rib in a relatively minor motorcycle accident and then billed for more than $12000...

Imaginary friends, the mysterious characters who often take up residence in family homes, are hugely beneficial to children, according to new research. A study from the Institute of Education found that the invisible pals offer companionship and emotional

We're here today to discuss the impact SiCKO is having on the health care debate in this country. We have appeared in Congress to discuss the need to get rid of private health insurance and no matter how their lobbyists spin, we know something is wrong...