People with a mental illness are no more likely to be violent unless they abuse drugs or alcohol, a study suggests.

A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.

Nearly one in four junior doctors drop out of their NHS training after two years, figures show.

Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease.

Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.

Father of Hospice Nurse, Estranged for 41 Years, Happens to Come Under Her Care

Your regular sleep habits may have been disrupted over the summer by vacation travel, and your kids may have forgotten what it's like to wake up early for class. Dr. Jennifer Ashton spoke with Erica Hill about how to help everyone back to their pre-summer sleep routines.

Rebecca Jarvis discusses the alarming rise in prescription drug abuse among baby boomers with Dr. Barbara Krantz of the Hanley Center.

Chemicals That Energy Companies Secretly Use in a Process Dubbed "Fracking" Are Fueling Concerns About Our Water Supplies

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This is not like people believing in death panels during the health care debate, despite news outlets repeatedly saying they were imaginary. ...

The first group followed a low calorie diet but did not drink any extra water before meals. Meanwhile, the second group followed the low calorie diet but ...

Healthcare is expensive and prescription drugs account for one-tenth of every dollar spent on healthcare and drug companies are counting their pocketbooks ...

Food and Drug Administration investigators continue to look into the cause of the largest egg recall in history after 550 million eggs have been recalled ...