What happens when a mentally ill inmate is imprisoned naked for nine months living in filth in dark solitary confinement and is so abused and traumatized that he can only speak gibberish when released? Judge dismisses family's lawsuit, of course!

WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials banned the sale of flavored cigarettes on Tuesday in the first major crackdown since the Food and Drug Administration was given the authority to regulate tobacco.

WASHINGTON - The nation's top health official has told Indian country health leaders that the Obama administration believes American Indians deserve special consideration in any national reform to health insurance

Born between 1946 and 1965, this generation is made of parents, grandparents, bosses, and more. While some baby boomers do a great job of taking care of their bodies and minds, others need extra help.

A new trend in nursing, travel nursing provides the opportunity to provide healthcare in many different parts of the country and world. Learn from someone who has already done it by reading these top travel nursing blogs.

Children with high-risk medical conditions or disabilities should be among the first to be vaccinated against H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised Thursday.That news, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, is

SCHENECTADY, NY -- Behind closed doors, Christian educators become informed about suicide prevention. It is the latest group to seeking guidance after four students in the Schenectady School district took their own lives last school year.

ScienceDaily (Sep. 20, 2009)-A person, usually a child, dies of rabies every 20 minutes. However, only one inoculation may be all it takes for rabies vaccination, according to new research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases by researchers at

1st part of NYTimes investigation of US water pollution. Some scientists & health advocates disagree with EPA that doses of atrazine coming thru people's taps are safe. May be linked to birth defects ...even cancer. 6 states sued Syngenta over removing it

Middle-aged male smokers with high blood pressure and raised cholesterol levels face dying about 10 years before healthier counterparts, a study warns.