While caring for a mother with Alzheimer's disease and taking in a grandchild, the last thing on Donna Black's mind was what she was eating. "You live in a state of total exhaustion," said Black, 59, of Belvedere. "There's not time to plan out a...

New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology points to a strong association between maternal obesity and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Previous research has shown that maternal obesity is associated with...

To hear opponents of natural medicine say it, vitamins and herbs are extremely dangerous for your health. They should be regulated, we’re told, because they’re so dangerous! Statistics from the U.S. National Poison Data System prove otherwise....

January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month, and the week of Jan. 4-10 is Folic Acid Awareness Week. As you may know, there is a relationship between folic acid and birth defects. Many birth defects of the brain and spine, called neural tube...

Federal scientists say AstraZeneca's cholesterol pill Crestor lowers the risk of heart attack, death and stroke in patients without a history of heart disease, though some safety concerns remain. In documents posted online Friday, the Food and Drug...