Posted: 2:02 PM Asthma medications Serevent and Foradil don't have a clear benefit in children, according a review of Published Studies.

Posted: 2:00 PM Women taking two common diabetes drugs may face an increased risk for bone fractures.

Posted: 4:37 PM There's no mammogram or Pap smear for Alzheimer's disease. Yet an Alzheimer's group this week begins a push for simple memory screenings in a bid to catch possible warning signs of dementia sooner.

Posted: 4:35 PM State laws meant to keep teens out of indoor tanning booths haven't made a dent, a new study has found, disappointing doctors hoping to reduce deadly skin cancers.

Posted: 4:32 PM Women hospitalized with heart attacks still don't get the treatment they need and are more likely to die than men if they suffer a massive heart attack, a new study of U.S. hospitals shows.

Posted: 9:31 AM Health statistics show that more elderly fatal falls occur in Lee County in southwest Florida than any other part of the state, but authorities aren't sure why.

Posted: 9:11 AM Madagascar farming officials say a deadly and incurable crop disease has spread widely in the island's main vanilla-producing area.

Updated: 3:57 PM It's a complex brew of hormones that washes through our brain and body—and they're a powerful force.

Posted: 3:13 PM Cutting salt from your diet may involve more than removing salt shakers from the house.

Posted: 2:55 PM Drinking wine may have an added heart benefit over other forms of alcohol, according to a new study.

Posted: 10:57 AM WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says Advair, a widely used asthma drug, does not appear to have an increased risk of serious complications seen with some newer medicines

Posted: 12:36 PM Gel-like injections that smooth away wrinkles--These cosmetic procedures have become very popular in recent years.

Posted: 12:29 PM A new study finds many fertility patients have difficulty deciding what to do with their unused frozen embryos.

Posted: 12:27 PM New guidelines from the International Society for stem cell research are designed to help patients make informed decisions when it comes to stem cell therapies.

Posted: 12:24 PM Next time you have a Mammogram, or need an X-Ray interpreted, bring along a picture of yourself.

Posted: 12:09 PM A teenage girl who lived four months without a heart is now out of the hospital.

Posted: 8:59 AM Every year tens of thousands of hospital patients are harmed as a result of fatigue related mistakes, some of them even die.

Posted: 1:17 PM Adding a portable CT scan to emergency rooms could increase the number of stroke patients who get life-saving treatment within the recommended time period.

Posted: 1:14 PM A form of breast screening called "PEM" Imaging may provide more accurate results for women with dense breasts or fluctuating hormones.

Updated: 3:30 PM Virtual Colonoscopy can do more than assess a patient's risk for colon cancer; it can also be used as a screening tool for osteoporosis.

Posted: 11:28 AM CHICAGO (AP) _ Older people who are depressed are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat — the kind that can lead to diabetes and heart disease — than people who are not depressed, a disturbing new study found

Posted: 11:26 AM Patients with asthma and other lung diseases should stay tuned: Quick-acting albuterol inhalers aren't the only lung medicines poised for changes because they're powered by ozone-damaging chemicals called CFCs.

Posted: 11:20 AM WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new report says doctors-in-training are still too tired for safety, despite some limits on their working hours

Updated: 9:19 PM A Tampa hospital is cautioning cash-strapped parents against watering down baby formula, after a 5-month-old almost died from the money-saving strategy.

Posted: 10:43 AM CHICAGO (AP) -- Researchers say almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs.