Safety experts have advice on ways to germ-proof your food, and still save money.

Donors have not yet committed enough money for studies needed to confirm a promising South African trial of a microbicide and to get the product to women.

After being flooded with complaints, the agency said it would continue to allow the sale of the drug midodrine.

The assessment makes it more likely that the fish will become the first genetically modified animal to enter the American food supply.

Employers passed all of the increases in insurance premiums this year to their employees, a survey found.

Just getting to work is an ordeal for staff members, who have also had to face chanting protesters in their emergency room.

Steamed and grilled leeks are paired with romesco sauce, a nut-thickened pepper purée.

Powerful drugs are given to young children despite a lack of study on how they affect development.

New York City’s hospital system wants to renegotiate longstanding contracts that allow medical schools to manage physicians.

Dr. Ruth Berggren was among a team of nurses and doctors that stayed with patients during Hurricane Katrina.

A discovery by Paul Greengard, an 84-year-old scientist and Nobel winner, has illuminated a new direction.

Doctors say frequent headaches and migraines are among the most common childhood health complaints, yet the problem gets surprisingly little attention from the medical community.

Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier’s work has debunked preconceived notions and revealed some deep truths about the predictors of longevity, the organization of health care and the workings of the medical mind.

For those who are not just infected on the inside but also infested on the outside our state-of-the-art treatment includes a direct carryover from the Middle Ages.

The criminal division of the Internal Revenue Service is looking into the finances of Planned Parenthood Golden Gate in Oakland, CA, which has also begun its own investigation.

Buyers in secondhand stores are concerned about bedbugs coming along with the clothing or furniture.

A clinical trial found that the controversial drug increased the risks of heart attacks and strokes while doing little to slim their waists.

Allergan agreed to pay $600 million to settle charges that it illegally promoted and sold Botox for unapproved uses.

Drugs have a competitive advantage over natural rewards and can hijack the brain’s reward system.

The idea that your mother tongue shapes your experience of the world may be true after all.

At a boutique practice at Tufts Medical Center, retainer fees support the general practice, teaching and free health care.

In stereotyping patients, physicians may be diminishing them.

Fear of lawsuits often keeps doctors from talking to patients when mistakes are made, but a University of Michigan study argues for open disclosure of medical errors.

If your Labor Day plans include a picnic or barbecue, be sure to check out Martha Rose Shulman's latest installment of Recipes for Health, which offers flavorful options for vegetarian eaters.

If the traditional day of rest and worship has become your day to shop, it may be taking a toll on your happiness.

Food scares, such as the latest contaminated egg problem, often trigger a rethinking in cooking and shopping habits. In today's Patient Money column, Walecia Konrad explores the costs and options consumers face on their quest for germ-free kitchens.

For Dr. Ruth Bergren and her colleagues taking care of HIV patients in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina presented the ultimate test of the doctor-patient relationship.

Many people who suffer from migraines believe fluorescent lights are the culprit.

New Web sites aim to connect those in need with friends and acquaintances willing to provide rides and meals, do chores or pay visits.

Can exaggerated anxiety about falling -- even if tests show your risk to be low -- increase the probability that you'll actually fall?

Why muscles wither with age is captivating a growing number of scientists, drug and food companies and aging baby boomers.

Body mass index may be useful for identifying obesity in large populations, but in individuals it doesn’t differentiate between fatty and lean tissue.

Lymph nodes are often removed as treatment. The concern is that changes in cabin pressure might influence the movement of fluid in the lymphatic system.

Dr. Mary Margaret Gleason answers some readers' questions.

Are drugs appropriate for toddlers to take when they exhibit troubled behavior?

The annual Kaiser survey of employer health benefits shows employers managed to keep costs down, but employees' premiums went up.

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A move of some of 186 chimpanzees to a research center in Texas has spurred outrage among animal rights advocates, primate experts and politicians.

A Bristol-Myers drug shows promise in treating a heart rhythm disorder, and others combat postsurgical clotting and deep vein thrombosis.

Motor vehicle accidents cost the nation almost $100 billion dollars a year, about $500 for each licensed driver, according to government data.

The drugs are aimed at people who have a higher than normal risk for clotting or stroke, like patients undergoing hip replacement surgery or those with an irregular heartbeat.

Prepare these packets at home, then toss them on the grill at a cookout.

This fragrant bean salad requires far less olive oil than the traditional version.

This dish may resemble a traditional potato salad, but it does not rely on mayonnaise.

Skip the veggie burgers and tofu “hot dogs.” Here are some excellent vegetarian dishes for end-of-summer picnics and barbecues.

Forty percent of the nearly 637,000 children in kindergarten through the eighth grade were found to be overweight or obese in the 2008-9 school year.

The deal, if completed, would end a yearlong impasse that has come to symbolize the health care plight of the country’s uninsured immigrants and the hospitals that end up caring for them.

The French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis disclosed its $18.5 billion bid for the American biotechnology firm Genzyme.

The head of the National Institutes of Health said a judge’s decision would most likely force the cancellation of dozens of experiments in diseases ranging from diabetes to Parkinson’s.