Eyeball your food a little longer if you're looking to shed some pounds, because wolfing it down too fast may make you prone to overeat, a new study shows. So savor those aromas, relish the meal's presentation, and don't just dig in like you've got to...

The high percentage of preterm babies is the main cause of the high infant mortality rate in the U.S., the CDC says in a new report. The U.S. “does a good job of saving babies when they are born preterm,” Marian F. MacDorman, PhD, of the CDC’s...

Diet soda may help keep your calories in check, but drinking two or more diet sodas a day may double your risk of declining kidney function, a new study shows. Women who drank two or more diet sodas a day had a 30% drop in a measure of kidney function...

A new survey shows only about one in four pregnant women and mothers of young children plan to get the H1N1 flu vaccine this year, despite recommendations from public health groups urging them to do so.

Adults with shingles are at increased risk for stroke, especially if they have shingles that affects the eyes, a study shows. The study is not the first to show an elevated stroke risk associated with shingles, but it is the first to quantify the...

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has announced that he's suffered from leukemia for nearly a year.

A study shows that almost half of women who underwent breast cancer surgery reported they were still experiencing pain two to three years later.

A popular class of cholesterol-lowering medications appears to reduce the risk for gallstones that ultimately require surgery.

Dentists say that brushing your teeth too hard and consumption of acidic food and beverages are the leading causes of sensitive teeth, according to a nationwide survey of dentists.

The Senate is also working on a health bill, and, while it is similar in many ways to what House Democrats passed, some of the differences are fundamental.