A batch of ice for a sunburn may seem like the perfect remedy, but is it?

Factor V Leiden (pronounced factor five) is the most common hereditary clotting disorder in the United States.

Some residents and officials say California?s medical marijuana law has provided cover for large-scale growers.

Patients who adhered more strictly to the Mediterranean diet reduced their relative risk of diabetes by 83 percent, a new study found.

A new study shows that home visits by even lightly trained health workers can make huge differences in infant survival.

Doctors at a community hospital in Brooklyn that is part of a large system of hospitals say they are being squeezed out so the system can sell off property.

A new study of diabetes patients found racial disparities even among patients treated by the same doctors.

A glass of wine a day may reduce the risk of developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

A new study suggests that the more babies a woman has, the more likely she is to lose teeth.

More than half of all violent deaths are suicides, a quarter are homicides and the typical victim is an African-American man in his 20s, survey data indicates.

Kaiser Permanente is endorsing the drive toward consumer-controlled personal health records in a partnership with Microsoft.

Tuberculosis and AIDS are now epidemic in many areas of the world, and the two infectious diseases must be addressed together, said United Nations officials.

A whole new dimension of evolutionary complexity for the brain has now emerged from a cross-species study.

The Bush administration asked Congress to give the Food and Drug Administration an additional 5 million to help improve the safety of the nation?s food supply.

The physician-patient contract gives a doctor the right to dismiss a patient, but could I fire a patient because I didn?t like his mother?

A growing online community helps women cope with the many facets of infertility.

New research suggests that the brain?s adaptive ability to see into the near future creates many common optical illusions.

If you?ve decided to eat less meat, or are considering it for whatever reason, here are some suggestions to ease your path.

A study found that the coverage of approximately one of every five adults younger than age 65 with health insurance was inadequate in case of serious health problems.

The herb St. John?s wort does not improve children?s symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to researchers who tested it as a possible alternative to stimulant drugs used to treat this common condition. A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association involving 54 children with the disorder ages 6 to 17 found that those given St. John?s wort did no better than those getting a placebo. Millions of children with the disorder are treated with stimulant medications like Ritalin and Adderall.

Many young Muslim women are caught between Europe?s freedoms and the traditions of their parents? generations.

As Newport and other menthol cigarettes have come under scrutiny, the Tisch family has spun off Lorillard.

Federal health officials said that they hoped to announce soon the source of a salmonella outbreak associated with raw tomatoes that has sickened at least 167 people in 17 states.

Staffers on Capitol Hill are taking part in a pedometer challenge that measures how many steps everyone has taken, and the pedometer readings are starting to rival poll numbers.

The Food and Drug Administration has failed to carry out much of its own plan to protect the nation?s food supply, Congressional investigators say in a report.

Treating dark eye circles is a priority with women (and beauty marketers).

The average American is living past age 78, though life spans are still shorter than in other developed countries, according to new data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tony Claudino, a triathlete who will compete in the Ford Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, tests five bike cases.

Ms. Froehlich was inspired to help found La Leche League to support breast-feeding after being told at the age of 35 that she was too old to make breast milk for her baby.

A total of 228 people in 23 states, now including New York, have been reported sickened by salmonella-tainted tomatoes.

In a podcast interview, Tara Parker-Pope talked with Louis Slesin, editor of Microwave News, to get some answers to questions about cellphones, health and safety.

In 1954, Mr. Moore and colleagues published a pioneering study of male patients with cancer of the mouth, connecting the use of chewing tobacco with the disease.

The rate of deaths caused by prescription drugs was found to be three times the rate of deaths caused by all illicit drugs combined.

A country not known for obesity has undertaken an ambitious campaign to slim down its citizenry.