The biggest study of its kind suggests autism might be linked with inducing and speeding up labor, preliminary findings that need investigating since labor is induced in increasing numbers of U.S. women, the authors and other autism experts say.
The 3-year-old girl wandered away from her grandmother's home in Wareham, Mass., in mid-April. A frantic search began almost immediately, and within an hour little Alyvia Navarro was found unresponsive in a nearby pond. She was pronounced dead the next day.
Higher blood-sugar levels, even those well short of diabetes, seem to raise the risk of developing dementia, a major new study finds. Researchers say it suggests a novel way to try to prevent Alzheimer's disease by keeping glucose at a healthy level.
Psoriasis affects as many as 7.5 million Americans. It's a disease that affects the skin, appearing as dry, raised red patches and is associated with a buildup of dead skin cells.
The Food and Drug Administration says an outbreak of stomach illnesses in Iowa and Nebraska is linked to salad mix served at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants in those states and supplied by a Mexican farm.
By mid afternoon most of us have been sitting at our desk for hours. and for many Chicagoans getting home at the end of the day requires a long train, bus, bike or car ride.
Camping has always been a classic summer pastime to many. Though it has always been known as a great bonding activity, research now suggests that camping may have more benefits than just that. It may be a capable sleep aid as well.
Nearly 400 people across the country have been sickened by cyclospora, a lengthy intestinal illness usually contracted by eating contaminated food. But if you're looking to find out exactly where it came from, you may be out of luck.
More than 5 million Americans have some sort of dementia, but much of the condition remains a mystery. Now researchers are looking at the link between dementia and anemia.
From weight loss to health and mood enhancers, from sleep aids to body building supplements, thousands of products line the shelves of grocery, drug and health food stores.
Riding out a pregnancy until the due date - or at least 39 weeks - is a growing trend among women, and one some doctors not only recommend, but also insist on.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to avoid a vitamin B dietary supplement from Healthy Life Chemistry by Purity First because it contains two potentially dangerous anabolic steroids.
From weight loss to health and mood enhancers, from sleep aids to body building supplements, thousands of products line the shelves of grocery, drug and health food stores.
A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes but does not make a recommendation on whether to limit or ban the minty smokes - one of the few growth sectors of the shrinking cigarette business.
The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on more than a dozen companies that market illegal treatments for diabetes, ranging from bogus dietary supplements to prescription drugs sold online without a prescription.
Harvard researchers found that older men who regularly skipped breakfast had a 27 percent higher risk of heart attack than those who ate a morning meal.
Falling TVs sent nearly 200,000 U.S. children to the emergency room over 20 years and the injury rate has climbed substantially for these sometimes deadly accidents, a study found.
The report in the Journal of Communication finds living miles away from your sweetheart may actually create stronger bonds and higher levels of trust and satisfaction.