'Biggest Loser' results: Better than weight-loss surgery?

Contestants on the reality TV program "The Biggest Loser"not only lost weight fast, they "rapidly and substantially" lowered their blood...

Magnesium infusions provide no benefit after bleeding stroke

The common practice of infusing magnesium sulfate into patients who have suffered a hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke provides no discernible...

Smoking prevention efforts get short shrift from states, CDC says

Every day, about 3,800 American kids try a cigarette for the first time. A thousand of them will grow up to to have a daily smoking habit,...

Will doctors follow new PSA test advice? Signs aren't great

Is the routine PSA test to screen for prostate cancer going to fade away now that the U.S. Preventive...

Consumer Reports rates sunscreens; drugstore brand a best buy

With the unofficial start of summer just days away, it’s time to stock up on sunscreen. Does it matter which one you buy? Consumer...

Fevers during pregnancy linked to autism, but medication helps

Women who reported having had a fever during pregnancy were more likely to give birth to a baby who would later be diagnosed with autism...

Maryland doctors probe old cases for lead exposure

A day after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cut in half the threshold for determining lead exposure in the nation's...

Cummings introduces bill to hold down the price of needed drugs

In an effort to address prescription drug shortages nationwide, U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings introduced a bill Tuesday to reform the way so-...

Maryland looking to beef up vaccine requirements

Maryland's children would be required to get more vaccines before attending school under a proposal being considered by state health...

Report: Clinical trials of new medications help create jobs in Maryland

Maryland has hosted 1,775 clinical trials for new medicines targeting six major chronic diseases since 1999, including 369 that are still in...

CDC lowers lead poisoning threshold

The number of young children deemed at risk of lead poisoning in Maryland and nationwide expanded drastically Wednesday as a federal...

Two arrested after DEA raid of Lutherville clinic

Two unidentified operators of a prescription drug clinic in Lutherville that was raided by Baltimore County narcotics officers and Drug...

Warm weather means more active ticks, mosquitoes

It was plain to see that the mild winter and warm spring had flowers and trees blooming ahead of schedule in March and April. Less easy to...

Domino's offers new gluten-free pizza

Domino’s became the nation’s largest pizza chain this week to offer a gluten-free pizza crust, a step to meet the needs of...

Makers of flame retardants manipulate research findings

Twenty-five years ago, scientists gathered in a cramped government laboratory and set fire to specially designed chairs, TVs and...

Judge upholds removal of Mark Midei's medical license

A Baltimore County judge denied Mark Midei's appeal for reinstatement of his medical license, ruling that there was "substantial evidence"...

Maryland Health Insurance Plan makes cost, benefit changes

The federal program that offers health insurance to Marylanders with pre-existing conditions has made changes recently that will make some...

350 jobs at stake as hospital changes programs

The University Specialty Hospital is expected to move its inpatient chronic care services to other hospitals in the University of Maryland...

Rare disorder nearly takes Baltimore woman's sight

When Tamika Morgan developed red irritated eyes in the fall of 2010, she wasted no time heading to an optometrist at a local retail store...

Md. to get $1.8 million in Abbott settlement over drug marketing

Maryland is slated to receive $1.8 million for its part in a national settlement with Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories over allegations of...

Maryland hospital rates to tick upward

Patients and their insurers won't see much of a difference in hospital bills in the next year, as the state rate-setting panel decided to...