Stroke patients do not fare better with brain stents, a study has shown.
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.
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.
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.
Doctors are paid more in the United States than in any other country, a new study has revealed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The NBC news veteran told her audience about her diagnosis Wednesday evening at the end of her MSNBC show Andrea Mitchell Reports.
Weight Watchers is more effective to lose weight than seeking doctor’s advice, according to a new study.
A drink a day keeps the doctor away, according to a new study linking alcohol consumption to health in older women.
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.
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.
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.
Travelers to Southern California can breathe easy knowing that the newly renovated Sheraton Cerritos Hotel has introduced PURE Allergy Friendly Rooms.
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.
New flu shot needle is smaller than the standard size.
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.
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.
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.
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.
