A direct cause-and-effect link has not been established, but the Heart Association-Stroke Association statement recommends that health care providers tell patients of the risk...

In the study, researchers assessed heart and blood vessel health in postmenopausal women, along with their breastfeeding history....

Whenever a child swallows a battery -- or might have swallowed one -- parents should get to the hospital right away....

The researchers found that those who drank the most sugar-sweetened beverages -- including 100%  fruit juice -- had higher odds of dying during the study, compared with those...

The study of nearly 2,000 HIV-positive women in Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago and San Francisco who have been followed since 1994 found that many have been able to...

Before adjusting for other factors, the researchers found that teens who owned promotional items were 2.3 times more likely to try alternative tobacco products than those who...

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among Americans aged 10 to 19, with rates historically higher in boys than girls....

Among twenty-somethings, colon cancer cases rose by 18% a year in Denmark and 11%  in Norway, according to the study published May 16 in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hematology....

Rates are increasing faster among girls...

The blue light in LED lighting used in many consumer products may harm your sleep and pose a risk to your eyes, a new report warns....

Backyard flocks of live poultry have been linked with salmonella outbreaks that have sickened 52 people in 21 states, the CDC says....