A California Company has recently launched an interesting new product which may signal a major breakthrough in weight loss. The company, Sensa, www.Sensa.com, came up with an innovative way to convince the brain to stop overeating.

For years, cardiologists were aware that heart attacks are more common during the winter months than in any other season. Most assumed that the cause was cold weather. But then researchers in California examined death certificates in Los Angeles County

About one in eight women take an antidepressant at some time during pregnancy, reports Roni Rabin in today's Science Times. But is it safe?

In today's Science Times, reporter Carla Baranauckas writes about a major new effort to study the role that pets play in human health. Anecdotes abound on the benefits of companion animals -- whether service and therapy animals or family pets -- on

Our creaky miniature poodle, Bijou, and I spend a lot of time together. We both like to curl up in the den at the end of the day, and we both have the uncanny ability to take a nap anytime and anywhere.

Being a patient teaches you something about the nuances of pain, writes Dana Jennings, in today's Science Times.

I'm depressed.<br /> <br /> I'm recovering well from an aggressive case of prostate cancer, I haven't had any treatment in months, and all of my physical signposts of health are pointing in the right direction.

In the latest "18 and Under" column, the pediatrician Dr. Perri Klass writes about the challenges of diagnosing depression in young people. Some time ago I got an e-mail message from one of my students: She couldn't come to class. She was having

A new study of employee disability claims shows that disabling illnesses and accidents peak after the winter holidays, making it the riskiest time of year for workers in the United States.

A new intensive program for very young children with autism has produced impressive results, leading to substantial gains in I.Q. and in listening skills after two years of therapy.