Health

“This new treatment affords us an additional option should smallpox ever be used as a bioweapon,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the FDA's commissioner, said in a statement.

A study has cast doubt on the theory that smaller plates make us eat less.

Researchers asked high school students about how often they used social media and texting apps.

The book also claimed Holocaust survivors did not use their inner strength, according to reports.

Experts have warned parents about the risks of boron.

Physical environment and willpower to change were two primary factors in targeting unhealthy drinking behaviors.

Dr. Pak Loharnshoon of the Royal Thai Army visited the group on Monday while they recovered at a hospital in Thailand.

Stanford University researchers found that American employers were more likely to favor excited candidates over those who were relaxed.

More than 1.3 million opioid prescriptions were given to children ages 2 to 17 between 1999 and 2014, according to researchers.

Batches of valsartan were found to contain NDMA, a natural chemical compound with carcinogenic properties.

The researchers want to find out how long the effects of cannabis take to wear off.

A fatty acid present in dairy products appears to lower the risk of heart disease, according to scientists.

The boys "thanked him and promised to be good boys,” the health ministry said.

11 million Americans have some form of macular degeneration.

Nearly 20 percent of state prison employees surveyed expressed symptoms indicative of post-traumatic stress disorder.

For every scientific fact about a hangover, there are just as many, if not more, myths connected to it.

Depression is now nearly 50 percent more common among pregnant women than it was 25 years ago.

Many people don't eat meat for political and ethical reasons, but the vast majority of Americans give up meat for their health.

The skinny fat body type has been linked to heart disease and dementia.

Scientists compared chocolate milk with sports drinks to find out which was the best post-workout drink.

Alex Childress was gardening to raise for money for college when he encountered a poisonous giant hogweed.

“If you ate a salad from McDonald’s since mid-May and developed diarrhea and fatigue, contact a health care provider about testing and treatment,” a health official said.

“I think the main thing that we are trying to do is improve health, not lifespan. An increase in lifespan could be a nice side effect.”

Rocky Mountain spotted fever causes many of the same symptoms as other illnesses, making it difficult to diagnose.

"Do not drink the water here. Climb Works should make this right with all the families that were affected by this."