As far as the question of how to quit smoking is concerned, there are many methods: herbal quit smoking techniques, quit smoking laser therapy, music and relaxation...

Health insurer Aetna Inc. has warned employees that it will pursue “selective” staff cuts as it adjusts to the major economic downturn it expects for next...

Congress and the Obama administration should end the two-year wait to qualify for Medicare for people the government deems too sick to work, lawmakers and leading...

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee intends to push Congress to overhaul the nation’s health care system during the first six months of next year.

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee is adding his voice to the list of leading Democratic lawmakers pushing for the new president and Congress to make health...

Breakfast is the first meal of the day. We all know it. Presumably we all have heard it from our parents; teachers and elders also read in several newspapers “why...

Shares of inVentiv Health Inc., which provides services for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, surged Thursday after the company topped Wall...

Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose 38 percent on greater mail-order and specialty drug sales, topping...

Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions says its third-quarter profit rose 38 percent on higher prices for brand name drugs and new clients, topping Wall...

Sarah Palin’s doctor in Alaska says she’s in excellent health with no known health issues that would interfere with her ability to function as vice...

Good clothes are important as they make us look good but something more important then that is a good skin. Cosmetic Aesthetic Expert Dr. Cheryl Perlis has penned down...

If you are wealthy, this piece is for you. A recent study has revealed that wealthier people are more than twice vulnerable to the deadliest form of skin cancer, than...

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman believes universal health care may soon become an accepted feature of American life.

Health insurer Aetna says its third-quarter profit fell 44 percent on investment losses as a result of the deteriorating global economy.

Barack Obama’s presidential campaign claimed Tuesday that comments by a top adviser to John McCain reinforced Obama’s contention that millions would be...

The treatment of disease is obviously more important than deadly violence… in Zimbabwe, at least. I was disgusted to read that UNICEF and Mugabe’s ‘government’...

Health officials shut down a suburban Buffalo restaurant after an inspector found employees butchering a dead deer inside the business. Erie County Health Department...

There are no pink ribbons to wear if you’ve had a miscarriage, no walkathons or T-shirts to encourage awareness and prevention. And to the extent that we have a...

“Kenny, I want you to see something.” As he spoke, my father pulled up a corner of the bandage on his right forearm. I watched a BB-size rent in his skin glisten...

An ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy is trying to lay the groundwork for a breakthrough on health care reform next year, though many believe the enormous undertaking has been...