About 2.4 million cases of tobacco-related cancers were diagnosed in the U.S. from 1999 to 2004, says the CDC.

The TNF blockers Cimzia, Enbrel, Humira, and Remicade will get stronger warnings about fungal infections, including one called histoplasmosis.

Childhood vaccination rates are high, with less than 1% of kids not getting any vaccines by age 19-35 months, the CDC reports.

Seroquel XR, an antipsychotic drug approved to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, may ease generalized anxiety disorder, new research shows.

A carefully designed study shows no link between measles-vaccine viruses lurking in the gut and either autism or intestinal disease.

If you're a tall man, you may have a slightly higher risk of developing prostate cancer than men of more modest height, a study shows.

Men with high-normal levels of calcium in their blood may have an increased risk for developing fatal prostate cancer, early research suggests.

Researchers have identified a "bonding" gene involved in the relationship behavior of men and their partners.

Rapid weight gain during the first few months of life may increase high blood pressure risk in adulthood, a new study shows.

Even though experts agree that breastfeeding is best for mother and child, the vast majority of American hospitals still send new moms home with goody bags that are financed by formula companies and include packets of formula.

Kids who play activity-oriented video games are getting quite a workout, a new study finds.

Although two new trials failed to show a cancer link for Vytorin, the cholesterol-lowering drug isn't ready to be completely cleared, the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine says.

New technology could eventually make infertility treatments more effective and less expensive. Though it has so far only been tested with mouse embryos, the hope is that it could improve the process of selecting the most viable embryos for in vitro fertilization.

Certain Simplicity bassinets shouldn't be used, according to Consumer Product Safety Commission alert.

Earwax provides benefits to the body, helping to clean and lubricate the ear canal, but too much can cause problems. New guidelines strongly advise doctors to clean out excess earwax and check people with hearing aids every three months.

The Salmonella saintpaul outbreak first tied to tomatoes and then to jalapeno peppers is over, having sickened at least 1,442 people, says the CDC.

CDC: In 2006, 37% of U.S. high schools pushed junk food such as candy and fatty chips. But that's down from 53% of schools in 2004.

The Dalai Lama has been having "some discomfort" that his doctors say is due to exhaustion and has cleared his schedule for the next three weeks while he undergoes more medical tests.

Harvard researchers report turning adult pancreas cells directly into insulin-making beta cells -- without regressing the adult cells into stem cells.

A variant of the TLR3 gene may guard against "dry" age-related macular degeneration, a top cause of vision loss, Chinese and U.S. scientists report.

When it comes to getting older, is there a point when your mental functions start to wane?

Children develop altruism and the desire for things to be fair by the time they are 7 or 8, according to a Swiss study.

45.7 million Americans lacked health insurance in 2007 -- but thanks to Medicaid and SCHIP, 1.3 million fewer were uninsured than in 2006.

If you have skin cancer, are your chances of getting another type of cancer greater?

About one-fifth of Ayurvedic medicines sold online to Americans contain metals, including lead, according to a new study by Boston University researchers.