In 1997, the UK Department of Health launched a study to determine whether a popular cardiovascular drug, atorvastatin, could reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes in diabetic patients.

Stem cells have the potential to cure kidney diseases and "incurable" spina bifida (a neurological deficit) said doctors at AIIMS after conducting a five-year study on the potential of stem cells in these areas

Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding why a foetal blood vessel can fail to close shortly after birth, causing serious health problems.

National Handwashing initiative to prevent the spread of illness and educate kids, teachers, parents, hospital and employers. Includes FREE downloads and a video for kids.

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

HIV prevention efforts - and the promise of antiretroviral therapy as prevention - are being undermined by punitive laws targeting those infected with and at risk of HIV, Human Rights Watch said today on the eve of World AIDS Day.

General confusion and ignorance regarding eating disorders further isolates and shames sufferers who already feel misunderstood, escalating their anxiety levels and increasing the risk of serious injury.

Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan Tuesday night, nearly tripling the force he inherited as commander in chief.

Middle-aged men and women who engage in high levels of physical activity may be unknowingly causing damage to their knees and increasing their risk for osteoarthritis,

The Senate has finally begun debating the historic health care reform bill. The first amendment offered is the Women's Health Amendment --which will help make sure that key women's preventive health is covered and affordable in the Senate health care refo