Omega-3 fatty acids in fish and dietary supplements are associated with lower odds of heart disease even in people already at elevated risk because of excessive levels of fats or bad cholesterol in their blood, a research review suggests.
When couples are trying to grow their families, many women feel pressured to modify their diet and lifestyle to increase their chances of getting pregnant.
Lucas De Carlos has been in the neonatal intensive care unit since his premature birth in October, but his parents Lilly Nguyen and Phil De Carlos didn’t want to leave him out of their wedding plans, so they brought their nuptials to him.
Between 10 and 15 percent of pregnancies will end in miscarriage in women who know they are pregnant and although the pain they endure is crystal clear, the cause of the miscarriage isn’t always known.
A former executive at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy blamed for a national meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people in 2012 is headed for trial.
Hospital officials say a Texas woman is in critical condition a day after four children died and five other people were sickened by an apparent accidental poisoning under her home.
More than 10 million U.S. children don't live near a pediatric anesthesiologist, a doctor who specializes in sedating children during surgery, according to a recent study.
Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp's shares plunged 71 percent to a record low on Tuesday after the company said its lead experimental drug failed a late-stage study, citing a stronger-than-expected placebo effect.
A group of friends whose annual New Year’s Eve celebration turned tragic when one man began choking on a piece of meat moments before midnight is asking for prayers as he battles for his life at Nebraska Medicine.
Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson and his wife, Nicholle Anderson, have revealed plans to start a cancer foundation after the 35-year-old was diagnosed with a rare form of head and neck cancer following a miscarriage over the summer.
Pakistan, one of three countries with endemic polio, began an immunization campaign this week in the city of Quetta for children under five after the discovery of a rare strain of the virus in sewage samples, officials said.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is investing as much as $140 million to support development of a tiny implantable drug pump it believes could help prevent people in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere from becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
The Philippine Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it has ordered pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur Inc. to stop airing television and radio advertisements for its dengue vaccine in violation of a ban on promoting prescription or ethical drugs in mass media.
