Health

Zika Poses Serious Threat to Puerto Rico: U.S. Health Officials

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Elderly With Advanced Colon Cancer Often Get Costly, Dubious Treatments: Study

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Drug Duo May Rapidly Shrink Breast Tumors in Some Patients

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Certain Biopsy Method Tied to Better Outcomes After Kidney Cancer

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This National Kidney Month, help your children adopt healthy habits

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On World Kidney Day, teach your children healthy habits to last a lifetime.

Superbugs: MEPs want to curb use of antibiotics in farming

To fight the growing resistance of bacteria to the antibiotics, the use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted, and new ones should be developed, said the European Parliament on Thursday. In a vote on draft plans to update an EU law on...

A child’s first eight years critical for substance abuse prevention

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UN health agency warns more cases of Zika expected with ‘further geographic spread’

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In Recife, Brazil, a 15-year-old mother holds her 4-month-old baby born with microcephaly, caused by the...

Study Suggests Causes for Lupus' Impact on Immune System

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Vitamin D a No Go for Arthritic Knees, Study Finds

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