Health

Breast cancer is often considered more deadly among younger women, but a new study shows older women are actually more likely to die of the disease

Swiss drugmaker Roche is digging in for a long fight after gene sequencing company Illumina rejected its $5.7 billion hostile takeover bid as inadequate and said it would be more successful on its own

Smokers not only have more problems with their teeth than non-smokers, they also go to the dentist less often, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A new study further eases fears that the rotavirus vaccine might increase the risk of blocked bowels in infants -- a concern that led to an earlier version of the vaccine being pulled from the market in the United States

Americans have less trans fat floating around in their blood today than they did 10 years ago, a new study finds. The average level of trans fatty acids in the blood has dropped 58 percent

Sanofi said on Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration had approved a lotion to treat head lice after clinical trials, which compared it with a placebo

About half of all elementary school students can buy potato chips, ice cream or similar snacks in vending machines and at snack bars during school, suggests a new study

Walgreens and CVS, two of America's largest drugstore chains, are starting to sell a fertility test that will enable men to determine if they are producing enough sperm to get a woman pregnant

Nine out of 10 American adults consume too much salt and the leading culprit is not potato chips or popcorn but slices of bread and dinner rolls, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said

Growing up, Dr. Anthony Youn was dealt an interesting hand: a tiger parent, an abnormally large jaw, and many, many dateless Friday nights.  He details these situations and many more in his book In Stitches, a memoir which follows his humorous—and often touching—path from awkward student to successful plastic surgeon