The FDA today approved Zelboraf (vemurafenib) for the treatment of advanced or metastatic melanoma. The drug extends survival for the 50% of melanoma patients whose tumors carry the BRAF mutation.
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Two noninvasive imaging tests may help determine which people with a narrowing of arteries in the neck will need surgery to reduce their future risk of stroke, a study suggests.
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In the spring of 1977, then-president Bill Clinton called for an effective AIDS vaccine within a decade. Fourteen years and billions of research dollars later, a vaccine to prevent HIV infection remains an elusive goal.
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Online safety experts advise parents to stay on top their teens’ online activities. Follow these tips to get started.
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As new reports of serious West Nile disease roll in — including two deaths in the last week — the CDC warns that August is always the peak month for the mosquito-borne illness.
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Fat packed around the heart may predict narrowed arteries, even in people who have don’t have symptoms of heart disease, a new study shows.
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Obese people who are otherwise healthy live as long as normal-weight people, new research from Canada suggests.
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Mephedrone, a key ingredient in the designer-drug mix sold as “bath salts” or as other substances, induces methamphetamine-like cravings in rats..
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Sexting and Internet safety issues now rank among the top 10 health concerns of U.S. adults for kids, joining childhood obesity, drug abuse, and teen pregnancy, according to a new poll by the University of Michigan.
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Researchers in Seattle and Sweden have identified five inherited genetic markers that could help spot men with the most aggressive and deadly forms of prostate cancer.
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