In December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a public health campaign in the U.S. encouraging vulnerable patients - particularly the elderly - to "protect yourself and the ones you love against flu: GET VACCINATED!" At least one flu-vaccine researcher disagreed with the message: Tom Jefferson, an epidemiologist with the prestigious Cochrane Collaboration, which has headquarters in Britain. ...

Pain is one of the most common reasons that people end up in the doctor's office. And yet, until 1983, the field of pain management did not have its own medical society; today, the specialty still isn't widely taught in medical schools. For centuries, doctors even debated whether eliminating pain was morally acceptable: would it, for instance, defeat God's purpose in ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. – The mother of a 14-year-old girl whose bones were discovered in a rugged area north of San Diego says she's grateful for the sense of closure after a 13-month search. Carrie McGonigle said Monday the last year has been a roller coaster, but she finally has answers, unlike parents of many other missing children.

Medical Research News window.google_render_ad();   Scientists at the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have used "personalized genome" sequencing on an individual with a hereditary form of pancreatic cancer to locate a mutation in a gene called PALB2 that is responsible for initiating the disease. The discovery marks their first use of a genome ...

Feeling depressed? With the economy stuck in neutral, people have more reasons to be depressed—and less money to treat their depression—than in the past. The cost of medication and talk therapy add up even if you have health insurance—and more than 46 million people in the U.S. (and counting) do not.  

Many parents, concerned about risks from childhood vaccines, are putting the kibosh on shots for their kids despite advice from government officials, the medical establishment and academics...

PITTSBURGH —  For Mary Ann Mackin, a retired nurse, this Veterans Day has new meaning: It marks the official end of a 20-year battle with the U.S. government over pensions for nurses who cared for the nation's veterans.

Everyone who knows me is well aware that I’m an unabashed Sex and the City freak. I work the phrase, “It’s just like that time on Sex and the City when…” into nearly every conversation possible. I’m absolutely looking forward to the second movie, even if the trailers do leave something to be desired.  

Nurses remain on the front lines, monitoring the health and caring for the thousands of people who worked recovery or cleanup at the World Trade Center site or the Staten Island landfill in New York City following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks

Even low levels, like those found in U.S., could boost the odds, study finds.

WASHINGTON - Exercise may reverse some damage that radiation does to the brain, Swedish researchers reported on Tuesday in a study that offers a way to help childhood cancer survivors.

It is completely normal for a newborn baby to cry—a lot. It’s even normal for a new parent to become utterly frustrated by the crying. Approximately 1,200 to 1,400 cases of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) occur in the United States each year. What’

Next time you're at the drugstore, stock up on these medicine cabinet must-haves so you'll never find yourself unprepared at home. Here are 12 items to have on-hand at all times: 

SAN FRANCISCO — A passenger on an American Airlines flight from India who sat near a woman with drug-resistant tuberculosis has tested positive for TB, federal health officials said.

In the spirit of reconnecting with lost traditions, I advise you to skip all those manners and laws of social grace that keep you from pleading with your friends, in-laws, siblings, cousins, and trusted neighborhood teenagers for some help. Barter with them, negotiate, promise to name the next kid after them if they babysit for a night, ANYTHING you possibly can ...

Experiences help to shape life, so it's reasonable to think someone who grew up when John F. Kennedy was shot might have a different worldview than a person who witnessed Enron collapse and has been "wired" since just a tot.   New survey research announced today suggests indeed that is the case: Large generational gaps exist, particularly when it comes to ...

CNN host Rick Sanchez came under fire Friday after making controversial remarks the previous day on a satellite radio show.

University of Birmingham researchers have reported that caffeine can boost nerve cell activity in the brain, potentially protecting against memory loss. The research, presented last week at the annual meeting of the Physiological Society, suggests that an effect of caffeine could be key to enhancing memory performance in the elderly. This new result will be seen as good news to ...

TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study reveals.