One out of every 88 children born today has autism, according to the CDC. That's about a 25 percent increase since the last CDC estimate.
We know that exposure to air pollution over the long term is bad for the heart, but a study from the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center has finally linked short-term exposure to problems.
The Movement faulted pop culture for luring innocent kids into drug abuse and promoted the idea that all users were without any ambition.
Although some diets may be easier for you to stick to or be more satiating, the bottom line is that you need to eat less to reduce body weight.
If we as a society are allowed to do a variety of dangerous things (bungee jumping, skydiving, drinking), why does drug use cross the line?
We know from the USDA's Beltsville study that no matter how hard we try, almost all of us are unable to accurately report how much we eat.
Reverend Wilkerson's Teen Challenge quickly expanded to 1,000 centers after it was founded in 1958, but it still had an outsize impact.
Despite concerns about the consequences of obesity, correcting calorie imbalances presents challenges few countries are prepared to meet.
A new provision could forbid the state's doctors from sharing information with patients exposed to toxic—and proprietary—fracking solutions.
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By shifting public perception, and making us believe that drug users were dangerous and a threat to America, Nixon justified his actions.
The new free Web tool aims to modernize the traditional mode of marketing medical devices and pharmaceuticals to health care providers.
Over the course of 15 months, anthropologist Monir Moniruzzaman infiltrated and tracked the illegal organ networks of Bangladesh.
Lean Finely Trimmed Beef, which can be found in most of America's pre-made burger patties, has many vocal critics. But is it any worse than what's used to make other processed meats?
New research from Duke University shows that psychological trauma predicts increased vulnerability for HIV and faster health decline.
Cases of tuberculosis in the United States fell 6.4 percent in 2011 to an all-time low, but the disease won't be fully eradicated until 2100.
Symcat combines aggregated data from patient records with demographics and user symptoms to inform diagnoses over the Internet.
The professionalization of pharmacy in Senegal dates to the 1920s and, until independence, it was almost entirely dominated by whites.
Uninsured states, which stretch across the deep south and the Sunbelt, are significantly more religious, poor, and conservative, according to a new map released by Gallup-Healthways.
The new social network has a policy against nudity and hateful content, but how it is going to deal with the growing collection of "thinspo" bloggers who have set up camp on the site?