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Seized at Washington Dulles: Cocaine-Stuffed Clams

An El Salvadorian man was arrested after attempting to go through customs at Washington Dulles International Airport with 15 clams stuffed with cocaine.

Dieters See Record Weight-Loss On Weight Watchers, Not Quite On Doctor's Plan

More people chose to stick to the Weight Watchers diet, and lost more weight and fat mass, than those assigned to standard primary care, new research found.

CDC: Salmonella, Norovirus Key Culprits In US Foodborne Disease Outbreaks For 2008

Norovirus remained the most common food-borne disease in 2008, but more people were hospitalized for Salmonella poisoning than any other food-related illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says in its annual report on food-borne illness.

Stanford Medical Breach: 20,000 Records Posted Online for a Year

Stanford University’s hospital in California on Thursday has confirmed that a medical privacy breach has led to the online posting of electronic medical records of 20,000 emergency rooms patients.

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Weight Watchers Study Serves Up Diet Success On A Platter

In the first randomized controlled study of Weight Watchers participants, family doctors compared the commercial weight-loss program with standard care, and found that Weight Watchers was more than twice as effective.

Infectious Diseases: A Bigger Task For U.N. Member States Than Expected

A draft statement from the United Nations on addressing chronic diseases an upcoming summit served as a great disappointment after no mention of how to tackle and treat disease epidemics, an international health group said group Thursday.

Drugs Score Higher Than Stents in Stroke Prevention: Study

Aggressive drugs could be more effective by without being combined to invasive surgery to prevent a common type of stroke, a new study has found.

Doctor Pay Drives Rising Health Care Costs: Study

Doctors are paid more in the United States than in any other country, a new study has revealed.

Moderate and Regular Alcohol Consumption Linked to Healthy Aging in Women: Study

Middle-aged women, who indulge in moderate consumption of an alcoholic beverage on a regular basis, stand a better chance of staying healthy as they grow older, research shows.

Drugs Found More Effective Than Stents for Stroke Prevention

Aggressive use of cardiovascular drugs is much more effective in preventing a recurrence of stroke than deploying a stent to prop open narrowed arteries in the brain, a U.S. government-funded study reports.

UK Study Finds Weight Watchers Effective in Tackling Obesity

Patients who are referred by their doctors to Weight Watchers were found to lose about twice as much weight as those on a standard weight-loss program over a 12-month period as reported in a study in The Lancet.

Moderate Drinking May Make Women Healthier: Study

A study finds that middle-age women who indulge in one drink a day or less on a regular basis may have a better chance of being healthier when they're older.

Andrea Mitchell Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis On-Air [VIDEO]

The NBC news veteran told her audience about her diagnosis Wednesday evening at the end of her MSNBC show Andrea Mitchell Reports.

Weight Watchers More Effective Than Seeing the Doctor- Study

Weight Watchers is more effective to lose weight than seeking doctor’s advice, according to a new study.

Drinking Alcohol Daily is Healthy for Older Women: Study

A drink a day keeps the doctor away, according to a new study linking alcohol consumption to health in older women.

Battle of the Drugs: FDA Questions Safety of Bayer, J&J Blood Thinner Drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week recommended against an immediate approval for Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson’s anti-clotting drug, Xarelto, as a treatment to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Moderate Daily Drinking Keeps Older Women Healthy: Study

Wine ages well, and so do middle aged women who drink a glass a day, according to a new study linking moderate daily drinking to improved health.

A Drink a Day Helps Keep the Doctor Away for Older Women

Middle-aged and older women who drink moderately throughout the week are less likely to develop health issues linked to aging like cognitive decline, heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study.

California's Sheraton Cerritos Hotel Introduces Allergy Friendly Rooms

Travelers to Southern California can breathe easy knowing that the newly renovated Sheraton Cerritos Hotel has introduced PURE Allergy Friendly Rooms.

CDC: Tranfusions can Spread Dangerous Tick-Borne Parasite

Babesiosis, a potentially life-threatening tick-borne disease, is a rare but grave complication that can be transmitted through blood transfusions, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns.

Larry Anderson reacts as he gets a shot of the H1N1 flu vaccination in Arlington

Flu Shots For Adults Who Are Afraid of Needles

New flu shot needle is smaller than the standard size.

Malaria-Like Parasite Threatens U.S. Blood Supply, Targets Seven States

A tick-borne infection known as Babesiosis, which can cause severe disease and even death, is becoming a growing threat to the U.S. blood supply, according to a study led by government researchers published Monday.

Common NSAID Painkillers May Increase Risk of Miscarriage, Study Finds

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen and aspirin may increase a woman's risk of miscarriage, researchers found in a new study published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

HIV Porn Case: L.A. Adult Film Industry Resumes After HIV Scare

Los Angeles' porn production will resume after a false positive result on an HIV test of an actor last week brought the adult film-making to a screeching halt.

U.S. Blood Supply May Be Infected By Tick-borne Parasite

A tick-borne infection known as Babesiosis, which can cause severe disease and even death, is becoming a growing threat to the U.S. blood supply, according to a 31-year-old study led by government researchers.

Analysis: Europe to prescribe more merger medicine to banks

Europe's banks are facing more government-prescribed mergers and further measures to strengthen capital, as the region's inability to end its debt crisis makes investors wary of shoveling more money into lenders.