Talk about judicial activism. US District Judge Royce Lamberth just ruled that the federal government can't fund any stem cell research because it destroys embryos.

Government food-safety experts say they are in a tough spot when it comes to publicly fingering a product or company in an outbreak such as the one currently linked to a half-billion eggs distributed across the USA.

WASHINGTON - An experimental therapy that targets the protein that feeds certain types of advanced skin cancer has successfully shrunk tumors in up to 80 percent of test patients, a study has indicated.

Japanese researchers combing through the preserved brain samples of 135 men and women who lived and died in the town of Hisayama have found that those who developed insulin resistance and other metabolic disturbances during their lives were more likely ...

State regulators find that the firm's proposal meets the requirement that 70% of premiums go for medical care. As a result, they can't stop the increases, which average 14%.

By the CNN Wire Staff Yaounde, Cameroon (CNN) -- Cholera has killed 297 people in the west African nation of Cameroon, health officials said Wednesday.

Retail prices for brand-name drugs went up 8.3 percent last year, says an AARP study of the 217 products most used by older Americans.

By heather may One mosquito “pool” - a test tube of trapped mosquitoes known to transmit the virus - has tested positive from Magna.

With more and more whooping cough cases being reported in California, Philadelphia, and now Washington with the death of an infant, whooping cough is reemerging as a public health concern for the nation.

By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- As students return to US classrooms, it's time for people to begin thinking about flu shots.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Doctors performed a rare double hand transplant on a burn victim who is recovering Wednesday after the nearly 18-hour surgery.

The federal agency that oversees Medicare hopes to make shopping for the best prescription drug plan a bit easier this year by eliminating duplicative plans offered by the same company, reducing the total number ...

Explain to interested patients that increased exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), common to food and drink packaging, predicted higher testosterone levels in men, suggesting the chemical effects endocrine ...

New research shows something as simple as drinking water before a meal can help you lose weight. It takes a good amount of water -- 16 ounces before you eat.

Researchers said they had identified a family of retroviruses in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, opening up a potentially promising new avenue of treatment for a debilitating disease that afflicts as many as four million ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - US health regulators plan to give restaurant companies more time to comply with new rules that require clear calorie and nutritional information on menus.

News on the state's largest health insurers; the effects of health care reform on coverage; rising premium costs. As the new and expanded CommonHealth gets rolling, we'll be asking people with their fingers on the pulse of Massachusetts health care ...

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Feeling stressed early in the menstrual cycle may worsen women's premenstrual symptoms, but teaching women how to reduce their stress levels may help, a new study suggests.

By the CNN Wire Staff Every 10 seconds, someone in the United States is treated in an emergency department for crash-related injuries.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who have undergone surgery to treat earlier stage prostate cancer may not need to keep up yearly PSA tests to screen for a cancer recurrence, a new study suggests.