A new, highly drug-resistant strain of the "flesh-eating" MRSA bacteria is being spread among gay men in San Francisco and Boston, researchers reported on Monday.
Can worrying about terrorism be just as bad for your health as terrorism itself?
Is the "midlife crisis" the newest excuse for poor behavior?
The first drug to treat fibromyalgia has been approved, but some dispute the very existence of the condition.
Evolution has endowed us with ethical impulses. Do we know what to do with them?
Evolution has endowed us with ethical impulses. Do we know what to do with them?
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have identified 273 proteins that the AIDS virus needs to survive in human cells, which could lead to new strategies for combating the disease.
Robyn O'Brien has looked deep into the perplexing world of childhood food allergies and seen a conspiracy.
The rare genetic flaw occurs spontaneously near or during conception and may sharply increase the risk that a child will develop autism.
The randomized clinical trial, widely considered the most reliable biomedical research method, can have significant drawbacks, a new study suggests.
The struggles of a venerable Atlanta charity hospital mirror those of other public hospitals across the nation.
I have the usual New Year's resolutions — exercise more, lose weight, be a nicer person. I also hope to find out if I am inadvertently poisoning my children.
The children's cancer center of Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has expanded its arts-in-medicine therapies to include songwriting and recording.
As AIDS patients live longer they can experience a host of medical conditions that challenge the prevailing view of the disease as chronic and manageable.
A small but growing movement seeks to help Muslim American women who are affected by domestic violence.
The way to lose weight in 2008 is the same as it has been every other year, because the basics of good nutrition have not changed.
The drugs most widely used to manage aggressive outbursts in intellectually disabled people are no more effective than placebos for most patients and may be less so.
Are athletes a special group? And, if so, do they fare any differently if they see doctors who are athletes?
The man who fell nearly 500 feet is now talking and may walk again, his doctors said.
Most doctors are afraid to take responsibility for medical errors, but studies have shown that physicians' apologies may protect against litigation.
By next month, all American medical schools will have stopped operating on dogs to examine their beating hearts.
Congress and President Bush should act to eliminate the law that prohibits the use of federal funds for needle-exchange programs in the United States or abroad.
From the 1960s onward, advances in hospital architecture have radically changed accommodations for family members.
Disorganization may be a person problem, not a house problem.
Washington is blocking research on a promising medical tool.