The medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday retracted a controversial 1998 paper that linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism.

You might not know it to read the news of the discredited research that had long linked vaccines to autism, but there really is good progress on the autism research front.

Adolescent children of frequently deployed soldiers are less stressed than conventional wisdom might indicate, according to a recent study.

Bill and Melinda Gates announced plans Friday to invest billion in the fight against a number of illnesses including AIDS and said the record donation could save nearly nine million lives.

Singer Etta James is hospitalized for treatment of a serious infection, but her son said Friday he's more concerned with her Alzheimer's diagnosis.

Flights transporting critically injured Haitians to the United States are set to resume Monday morning, according to a spokeswoman for a University of Miami team of volunteers in Port-au-Prince.

They come from all walks of life. One teenage girl cuts her thighs after piano lessons to avoid the crushing pressure for perfection. She sees a therapist twice a week, but she never gets better.

If you take heart medication, you may want to avoid some of the most popular over-the-counter herbal supplements on the market, including ginseng, saw palmetto, and echinacea. These herbal remedies -- and many others -- can cause potentially serious problems in people taking heart medications, a new report warns.

A new California law named for rapper Kanye West's late mother isn't likely to lead to better patient safety during cosmetic procedures, some surgeons say.