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January 13, 2017

No more flu shot? Search begins for universal influenza vaccine

No one wants to catch the flu, and the best line of defense is the seasonal influenza vaccine.

January 13, 2017

The good, bad and unknown about marijuana's health effects

It can almost certainly ease chronic pain and might help some people sleep, but it may also raise the risk of getting schizophrenia and trigger heart attacks.

January 12, 2017

Americans in rural areas more likely to die from leading causes of death

People who don’t live in metropolitan areas of the United States are more likely to die from the five top causes of death, new federal data suggest.

January 12, 2017

Top prevention priorities for patients and doctors

Focusing on a handful of top prevention priorities can add years to life expectancy for everyone in a family, experts advise.

January 11, 2017

Secondhand smoke during childhood may boost miscarriage risk

Nonsmoking women who were exposed to secondhand smoke as children may have an increased risk of a miscarriage, a Chinese study suggests.

January 11, 2017

Largest preventable cause of death to claim 33 percent more lives

Smoking costs the global economy an eye-popping $1 trillion a year, and despite anti-tobacco efforts, deaths are rising, Reuters reports.

January 10, 2017

Fox & Friends: Doctor shares 'ABCs' of flu prevention

With virtually every state reporting influenza outbreaks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said this season is looking worse than last year’s, leaving many wondering what they can do to prevent it from spreading.

January 10, 2017

Did you catch the Queen's cold?

At 90, stoic Queen Elizabeth II has rarely taken a sick day in the 64 years and 11 months she has ruled Great Britain, but a particularly brutal cold this past holiday season has had her laid up for more than two weeks.

January 10, 2017

Smoking costs $1 trillion, soon to kill 8 million a year, study finds

Smoking costs the global economy more than $1 trillion a year, and will kill one third more people by 2030 than it does now, according to a study by the World Health Organization and the U.S. National Cancer Institute published on Tuesday.

January 6, 2017

Ebola can hide out and multiply in the lungs

Ebola has been found lingering in patients’ semen and breast milk several days after conventional tests can detect it in blood.