A Colombian woman has received the world's first tailor-made trachea transplant, grown by seeding a donor organ with her own stem cells to prevent her body rejecting it, an...
I used to work with one of my roommates and getting up in the morning and heading to our job proved to be one of the most trying times in our friendship. I was up with the...
Women who have had two or more induced abortions have a reduced risk of pre-eclampsia, researchers in Norway said. Affecting at least 5 percent to 8 percent of all...
Exercise can do a lot of good for most people, but it apparently isn’t much help to those with heart failure, the fastest-growing heart problem in the United States. The...
Although sex usually is a source of great pleasure, it can also be the cause of significant stress between partners. Even if you feel fulfilled in your sex life, you may worry...
When a woman's not interested in sex—and would like to be—it may have something to do with her relationship, her upbringing, or something else in her experience, but there...
Viagra's effect in women has been disappointing, but a new small study finds that those on antidepressants may benefit from taking the little blue pills. The research involving...
Sexually dysfunctional women in the United States are, well, mostly out of luck. Unlike men, there are no approved drugs to take. If you go strictly by the rules, the best...
Yesterday's Health section featured a refreshing article by a 6-months-pregnant woman grappling with the baffling array of dietary decisions a good mom's supposed to make in...
Postmenopausal women who have lost interest in sex may be able to bring their libidos back to life with a testosterone patch, according to new research published this week in...
Although rice is considered to have a low potential for causing allergic reactions, it can trigger a severe form of gut inflammation in some infants, new study findings confirm....
Think achy joints are the main reason we slow down as we get older? Blame the brain, too: The part in charge of motion may start a gradual downhill slide at age 40. How fast you...
Heart attack rates appear to be increasing during the daylight saving time according to a study by Swedish researchers. How is that possible? Well, according to the study,...
Public Health Experts Urge Efforts to Curb Dangerous Disease-Spreading Trend At any given time, a significant percentage of men are engaging in multiple sexual partnerships...
Once-daily dose of the ED drug delayed disease progression, researchers found Cialis (tadalafil), a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction, appears effective in treating...
It offers cardiovascular protection, but this pill is more nuanced than most of us might think—for better or for worse Aspirin, that old standard in everyone's medicine...
Analysis Shows Metformin Linked to Decrease in Heart Disease A review of 40 clinical drug trials failed to produce reliable conclusions about the effects of oral diabetes...
Tomatoes genetically modified to be rich in antioxidants called anthocyanins appeared to extend the life spans of cancer-prone mice, a European study finds.
The modified...
Millions of children will need to take their vitamin D supplements each day to meet the new recommendation of the Alice Carver Vitamin D Linked To Parkinson’s...
Ayde Gonzales's mother was surprised when she insisted that her newborn son must sleep on his back, not on his side. Her mother was mystified when Gonzales said no stuffed...
Some breakfast cereals marketed to U.S. children are more than half sugar by weight and many get only fair scores on nutritional value, Consumer Reports said on Wednesday. A...
Acupressure helps calm anxious children right before they get anesthesia for surgery, without the nausea and other side-effects caused by sedatives, U.S. researchers reported on...
In a decision that could set the stage for a test of the supremacy of a longstanding federal labor law, a panel of federal judges found Tuesday that San Francisco had the right...
Bottled water — already a more than $10 billion industry — is the fastest-growing beverage category in the U.S. But is it good for you? Here's the pure truth. MYTH...
The drug allopurinol, which lowers uric acid levels, appears to reduce blood pressure in adolescents with newly diagnosed hypertension, according to a preliminary report in the...