Lorillard Fights to Snuff Menthol Ban

Lorillard, maker of a leading menthol cigarette brand, is in a fierce battle to prevent the FDA from banning a product that accounts for 90% of its sales.

• Video: Marketing Menthols
• Companies Seek to Build Brands Online

Health Care Returns to Top of Agenda

The new Congress prepared to begin business much where lawmakers left off before the November election—battling over the merits of the Democrats' health-care overhaul.

FDA Deputy Commissioner to Resign

FDA Deputy Commissioner Joshua Sharfstein, who has advocated stronger safety standards, is leaving the agency to take the top public-health job for the state of Maryland.

How to Conquer Self-Doubt

Is your inner voice calling you a loser?

Rather than blocking it out or pressuring yourself to change, learn how to tame negative thoughts instead.

Breast Cancer Drug Found in the Sea

Recent U.S. approval of Eisai's Halaven represents some vindication for researchers who believe that molecules from nature hold promise against hard-to-treat diseases.

• Japan Real Time: Kanagawa Sponge Leads to Breast-Cancer Drug

Getting in Shape the Military Way

Kristen Silverman, the chief operating officer of a private resort in the Bahamas, gets in shape with boot-camp fitness classes.

• Graphic: Silverman's Workout

Cuomo Targeting Medicaid Spending

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to reduce the state's Medicaid spending by billions of dollars, exceeding the size of cuts to the program proposed in past years.

• Metropolis: Governors on Tri-State Woes
• Earlier: Cuomo's Interior Battle
• Timeline: Andrew Cuomo's Political Path

Injecting Migraine Pain Away

Two studies show that Botox, best known as a wrinkle treatment, can reduce the number of headache days in chronic sufferers.

The Mayor Wants You to Lose Weight

Frustrated with the high cost of health care, a number of communities around the country are taking new steps to encourage citizens to improve their health.

• Audio: It Takes a Village to Lose Weight

FDA Prepares to Enact Food-Safety Law

The FDA is preparing to enact provisions of the new food-safety bill that was passed by Congress in the waning days of 2010 and is expected to be signed into law Tuesday.

Apps to Track Seniors' Medical Needs

Four useful apps help medical caregivers keep track of medication dosages, nutritional requirements and other daily health care needs.

Nintendo Warns on 3-D Games

Nintendo warned that young children shouldn't play 3-D games on a hotly anticipated new game device, citing possible health risks.

• Factiva Search: 3D Television

Big Health-Care Changes Arrive in 2011

New taxes on drug makers, lower prescription-drug costs for seniors and restrictions on tax-free medical spending accounts are among a slate of health-law provisions that kick in Saturday.

Drug Approvals Slipped in 2010

The FDA approved about 21 drugs in 2010, a relatively modest figure that shows the pharmaceutical industry hasn't yet escaped its drought in recent years.

EPA Warns of PCB Risks in Schools

Federal authorities are urging schools across the U.S. to replace the electrical components in older light fixtures to reduce the threat of contamination from potentially cancer-causing chemicals.

Long Finger Linked to Cancer Risk

Men whose index finger is longer than their ring finger are at lower risk, study says.