Doctors discover a breakthrough technique to solve one boy's food allergies. To avoid a trip to the emergency room, everything Dane eats must be made from ...

Asthma among elementary students in Portsmouth has increased 25 percent over the past two years, according to a statement from US Sens. ...

... former coach of scandal-plagued Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, died on Wednesday after a five-year battle with cancer, his family said in a statement. ...

Recent research has found that mice make human-like facial expressions when they are in pain. Christie Nicholson reports We know someone is in pain just by ...

One-third of Americans believe they have a food allergy, but a controversial new medical report suggests that most of them aren't truly allergic. ...

New legislation introduced today by the City Council may help those who suffer from asthma by requiring landlords to make buildings more lung-friendly. ...

A new study conducted by the Australian Heart Foundation revealed that Chocolate consumption reduces the risk of heart disease was a misconception, ...

Want to know if Alzheimers is waiting in your future? Take the test! These tests will be sold over-the counter for between $20-$30. ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- US stocks added to gains Wednesday as the session's end neared, with industrials and technology stocks up the most as Wall Street ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) ― A state health officials says Iowa had 41 confirmed deaths and 659 hospitalizations attributed to swine flu. ...

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Bhavin Shah, research analyst, Dolat Capital Market, says the vaccine is a promising product, given that there are some incidences of swine flu.

Working overtime raises your risk of heart disease, a new British study of civil servants reports. A Boston cardiologist says we should pay attention to the ...

A new study published on Sunday in the journal Nature Methods has concluded mice make facial expressions when they're in pain. Jeffrey Mogil at McGill ...

In the Midst of Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Dermatologist Dr. Doris Day Answers Your Questions Today on live television, Sam Champion had a small procedure ...

How common are food allergies? What's the best way to make a diagnosis? And how best should people manage the illness? In short, doctors don't know. ...

(AP) ― The death toll from swine flu in Minnesota has risen to 63 after the Health Department officially attributed two deaths last fall to the pandemic ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Brain plaques, long considered the chief killer of brain cells and the cause of Alzheimer's disease, may actually play a protective role ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- US stocks rose sharply Wednesday, with technology and industrials gaining the most as Wall Street focused on the improving US ...

It turns out a peanut allergy might develop sooner than thought. Researchers found babies with milk or egg allergies are likely to be allergic to peanuts ...

... aren't sure what the link is caused by: The study did find that overtime-workers tended to be type A people, who are more prone to heart disease, ...

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 12 (Reuters) - Brain plaques, long considered the chief killer of brain cells and the cause of Alzheimer's disease, ...

Cancer survivors, family members, volunteers, community members and soldiers gathered Friday night to celebrate the victories thus far in overcoming cancer, ...

Last month, GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) agreed the British government could cut its order of H1N1 swine flu vaccines by about a third. ...

By Rachel Stern Bushwick — Every time asthma educator James Mantle gives a prevention presentation at PS 287 in Fort Greene, he sees the pollutants that ...

"Coughing, sneezing, runny nose, congested nose, congested head, congested chest," allergy sufferer April Brown said. A stroll outside when the pollen level ...

By Tonya Bina The meeting — open to those who live with chronic pain, their families, friends, caregivers and the medical community — will include a free ...

Of the subjects, 369 cases of fatal coronary heart disease, nonfatal heart attacks or angina were identified. However, they found participants who worked ...

Do you suffer from any food allergies? Food allergies are very serious and if left undiagnosed they can cause other health problems down the road. ...

Used to prevent the infection of swine flu, this egg-based vaccine named 'VaxiFlu-S' will be marketed by Vaxxicare, a division of the company, ...

By Katherine Hobson Discretionary spending could add another $115 billion-plus to the 10-year cost of health-care overhaul, the Congressional Budget Office ...

[NYT] For decades, public health experts have tried — and mostly failed — to contain an asthma epidemic that afflicts many New Yorkers living in the city ...

These kits will test for a variety of genetic disorders, everything from cystic fibrosis to Alzheimers. It's the first time a major retail chain in the US ...

The American Heart Association has concluded that the evidence linking air pollution to heart disease is conclusive after reviewing peer-reviewed studies on ...

By LAURA ZACCARO and SUZAN CLARKE "Good Morning America" anchor Sam Champion this morning had surgery to remove skin cancer cells from his shoulder, ...

The beautiful weather can lead to a horrible problems for allergy sufferers and doctors worry that the uptick in upper respiratory problems -- if untreated ...

But these findings confirm that if you're consuming them thinking you're reducing your risk of heart disease, think again”, said Susan Anderson, the Heart ...

According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, 15 to 30 percent of people with allergies have an allergy to dogs, cats or other animals. ...

For the second time in 10 weeks, Ryan Kesler was experiencing the bitter pain of defeat at GM Place -- the first an overtime gold-medal loss to Team Canada ...

By Tom Precious and Barbara O'Brien Under a deal reached Tuesday by state education officials and major teachers unions, standardized test scores could be ...