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Parents know the frustration of trying to get that gunky pink antibiotic into a tot screaming from anear infection.

Many common over-the-counter lice remedies are no longer effective at stopping these critters from taking up residence on kids' heads, according to a study that has some doctors recommending prescription remedies instead.

The widow and children of a man who went to a rural Hawaii health center with a sore throat in 2013 and ended up dead will receive a $4.2 million settlement from the federal government, the widow's lawyer said Wednesday.

Men with early prostate cancer who choose to closely monitor their disease are just as likely to survive at least 10 years as those who have surgery or radiation, finds a major study that directly tested and compared these options.

NASCAR driver Danica Patrick may live life in the fast lane, but that doesn’t mean she’s thrown health and wellness out the window. Dr. Manny sits down with the 34-year-old to talk about her work with the “Healthy Mouth Movement,” a campaign to promote dental health care with a special focus on veterans

A baby’s diet during his or her first year is crucial for development, but there are so many questions about what to eat and when to eat it.

Electronic cigarettes may have helped about 18,000 people in England to give up smoking last year and there is no evidence of any serious side effects associated with their use for up to two years, according to studies published on Tuesday.

When you think of giving birth, a certain montage probably runs through your head, full of yelling, hours of pain, and agonized pushing.

When parents find out their newborn carries a gene mutation linked to cystic fibrosis, many use the information unexpectedly or inappropriately, according to a new study.

Facing public furor for the price of its emergency allergy shot EpiPen, Mylan Pharmaceuticals quickly pointed to a familiar industry solution: copay discount cards.

What his mother first thought was a harmless headache landed 7-year-old Somolon Pyle in the hospital, where he fell into a coma and was subsequently diagnosed with a rare disease.

Connecticut authorities say 11 Hartford police officers became ill when they were exposed to heroin and fentanyl during a drug bust.

A woman who avoided treatment for a growing abdominal tumor recently had the 68-pound mass removed and is recovering.

The tallest ever athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games is Morteza Mehrzadselakjani, who stands at 8ft1in, and he is the star of sitting volleyball for Iran.

Stuck counting sheep while your hubby sleeps soundly?

Surgeons performed a life-changing full facial skin transplant on a man who was too ashamed of his facial burns to live life outside of his home.

Think you're a good judge of your own level of inebriation while drinking?

Women trying to start a family who find themselves constantly reaching for a stress ball, take heed: All that extra anxiety may be keeping you from conceiving, AFP reports.

A possible causal link between air pollution and Alzheimer's disease has been suggested by scientists after they conducted detailed studies of brain tissue, in a joint British-Mexican project.

For the first time, live baby mice have been successfully produced by injecting sperm into a modified, inactive mouse embryo rather than from a fertilized egg cell, according to scientists