Posted: 6:10 AM The nation's most influential pediatrician's group has endorsed gay marriage, saying a stable relationship between parents regardless of sexual orientation contributes to a child's health and well-being.
Posted: 6:08 AM The researchers say the findings reveal a common practice among doctors and should be used to change official guidance about using placebos.
Posted: 6:06 AM Critics, however, slammed the decision as a breach of ethics, saying there were already safe methods like egg donation to allow people to have children without mitochondria defects.
Posted: 6:02 AM A Michigan medical marijuana facility is partnering with a member of the Grammy-winning rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to cultivate and distribute a new strain of medical marijuana.
Updated: 12:20 PM A proposal that would require schools and other organizations with youth athletic programs to adopt concussion policies is headed to the governor for his consideration.
Posted: 5:40 AM According to a news release from the state Health Department, Cumberland County's new Community Health Center replaces an outdated clinic built in 1966.
Posted: 5:46 AM A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder.
Updated: 6:32 AM A staggering 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, says a new report that highlights the impact the mind-destroying disease is having on the rapidly aging population.
Posted: 6:03 AM Controversy arose last year as experts debated whether such studies should be done to learn how to treat children in case of a bioterror attack.
Posted: 5:58 AM Shops from corner stores to supermarkets would have to keep tobacco products in cabinets, drawers, under the counter, behind a curtain or in other concealed spots.
Posted: 5:55 AM You might not want to rush into knee surgery. Physical therapy can be just as good for a common injury and at far less cost and risk, the most rigorous study to compare these treatments concludes.
Posted: 5:49 AM The American Academy of Neurology said athletes shouldn't resume playing until they've been fully evaluated and cleared by a doctor or other professional with concussion expertise.
Posted: 6:12 AM Young men who have served in the British military are about three times more likely than civilians to have committed a violent offense, researchers reported Friday in a study that explores the roots of such behavior.
Posted: 6:11 AM The new pope has daunting challenges ahead ranging from the church sex abuse scandal to reinvigorating the flock. And the 76-year-old Francis will have to do it all with just one whole lung.
Posted: 6:09 AM Pricey robotic surgery shouldn't be the first or even second choice for most women who need a hysterectomy, says advice issued Thursday to doctors who help those women decide.
Posted: 6:08 AM The Food and Drug Administration is looking into new evidence that suggests a group of recently approved diabetes drugs can increase the risk of pancreatitis and other problems.
Posted: 6:25 AM From oil in Gatorade to the amount of caffeine and other stimulants in energy drinks and the so-called "pink slime" found in beef, previously unnoticed ingredients are coming under scrutiny
Posted: 6:23 AM Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, troubling new research suggests.
Posted: 6:21 AM A woman who was given a new liver, pancreas, stomach and small and large intestine at a Miami hospital in 2007 has delivered a healthy baby girl.
Posted: 6:31 AM Nearly every woman takes a medication at some point during pregnancy. Yet there's disturbingly little easy-to-understand information about which drugs pose a risk to her baby, and what to do about it.
Updated: 6:27 AM Despite Mayor Michael Bloomberg's bullishness, political realities and legal questions make for an uncertain future for one of the premier pieces of his legacy: a now-blocked ban on supersized sugary drinks.
Posted: 6:25 AM The government's draft application runs 15 pages for a three-person family. An outline of the online version has 21 steps, some with additional questions.
