Mobile phones could hold the key to people giving up smoking after a study involving sending motivational and supportive text messages to smokers doubled quit rates after six months.
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Drinking about four or more 8-ounce glasses of water a day may protect against the development of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), French researchers report.
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Handwashing at work doesn’t just keep germs at bay. A new study shows office workers who frequently lather up have lower levels of hormone-disrupting flame retardant chemicals on their hands and in their blood.
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More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain at a cost of around $600 billion a year in medical treatments and lost productivity, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM).
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Multiple genetic mutations appear to be involved in the development of ovarian cancer, according to a new large-scale analysis of tumor samples.
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Johnson & Johnson has announced a recall of 60,912 bottles of Tylenol Extra Strength Caplets because of reports that some containers had an “offensive” odor that has been associated with gastrointestinal symptoms.
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An FDA panel has recommended that the drug Avastin should no longer be sold as a treatment for breast cancer.
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America’s beaches saw the second-highest number of closing and advisory days in more than two decades last year largely because of dirty, polluted water.
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Lucentis, a drug used to treat people with vision problems from age-related macular degeneration, may help to restore vision among people with eye complications caused by diabetes, two studies suggest.
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