NIH chief rocks out for science

WHO approves cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix

The World Health Organization has approved a second cervical cancer vaccine, this one made by GlaxoSmithKline, meaning U.N. agencies and...

A growing problem: Children who need hormone injections to reach normal height

Madeline Truman Dang stands a few centimeters shy of 5 feet tall.

Abortion pill used in a quarter of U.S. abortions

Roughly a fourth of American women getting early abortions last year did so with drugs rather than surgery, statistics show, as a new...

Experimental drug helps rabbits, monkeys survive anthrax infections; may aid people in attack

NEW YORK (AP) — An experimental drug helped monkeys and rabbits survive anthrax in a series of studies, suggesting it could be...

Swine flu resistance testing to grow after U.S. case

U.S. health officials are stepping up testing of swine flu cases for Tamiflu resistance, now that an American has come down with a resistant...

Single act leads to new kidneys for 8

It all started when a Virginia man read his church bulletin one Sunday. A woman from his parish, someone he had never met, needed a kidney....

Smoking Cessation Harder For Women Than Men

Women appear to have a tougher time quitting smoking than men, according to researchers at Women's Health Research at Yale.

WHO's advice: Just assume it's swine flu

As the World Health Organization prepares to recommend that most countries assume that their flu cases are the result of the novel H1N1...

Jay Hancock: Look out, Baltimore, health care reform is on the way

New York thrived during the housing-finance bubble. The health-care bubble is being very good to metro...

Food-safety fix starts at FDA

The Obama administration took the first steps toward modernizing the nation's faltering system for protecting the food supply on Tuesday...

Study: Race gap in African-American cancer deaths may be partly biological

A new study led by a Chicago-area researcher is reigniting the debate over racial differences in cancer death rates.

Internet-based therapy shows promise for insomnia

Sleepless people sometimes use the Internet to get through the night. Now a small study shows promising results for insomniacs with nine...

Patients fret over proposed Tylenol restrictions

Proposed limits on Tylenol, a painkiller as common as pain itself, have left many consumers fearful, confused and wondering where to turn...

Bay pollution called human peril

The same pollution afflicting the Chesapeake Bay's fish and shellfish poses human health risks to people in the region, from bacteria and...

Hit the sand instead of the pavement

Hitting the sand instead of the pavement can make for an effective - but also relaxing - summer workout. Here are tips from personal...