Swine flu is killing American Indians in New Mexico at a higher rate than other ethnic groups, the Associated Press reports

If a home water heater is set too high, running hot water can be dangerous for young children.

The learning impairment that characterizes Down syndrome and keeps people with the developmental condition from adapting to new environments could be reversed with a simple drug regimen, a new study suggests.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Third grader Sam Bish is a spunky and smart 8-year-old from Reynoldsburg who is fighting an adult disease.

Nearly two weeks after a remarkable, 15-year-old Bronx girl was struck in the head by a stray bullet, her neurosurgeon says the whole city's prayers have been answered

Menopause affects every woman, and doctors have treated the symptoms of menopause for nearly 60 years with a drug called Premarin, which has become the third most prescribed drug in the world (just behind Tylenol), bringing its single maker over one

The recent food recalls illustrate some of the problems with our current food safety system. Many of these food safety outbreaks may have been prevented if the Food and Drug Administration had stronger food safety regulations in place. We've got a grea

A team of American and French scientists have just documented the fact that there are a lot of bacteria in cigarettes and that the bacterial population includes some human pathogens. They don't actually know if this leads to human disease- after........

First recorded use of marijuana for medical purposes was in ancient Egypt. It was used to treat inflammation of the eye and used for some ailments of the uterus. In India medical marijuana was used as far back as 800 B.C. for congestion

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