A new study suggests that girls and women may not need all three recommended doses of HPV vaccine to get the necessary protection to prevent cervical ...

(Health.com)-- Older women have a slightly increased risk of dying at an earlier age if they take multivitamins or certain other dietary supplements ...

It's no big secret that alcohol makes most people feel pretty good, but scientists at UCSF and UC Berkeley have for the first time found evidence that ...

The study, published Monday in the journal Neurology, found that older adults with a vitamin B12 deficiency are more likely to have lower brain volumes and ...

The push for more single-sex instruction in public schools is based on weak, “misconstrued” scientific claims rather than solid research and may do more harm than ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The version of plague that caused the Black Death in 14th century Europe may now be extinct, researchers report, but other deadly forms remain in ...

Eating white-fleshed fruits like apples and pears was associated with a significant dip in stroke risk, finds a large new study by Dutch researchers ...

Results from a recent scientific study in the UK may change the way that healthcare professionals measure eye pressure and allow them to assess the risk of glaucoma ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A landmark study has changed the way some doctors look at statins, drugs used to treat high cholesterol. And now some cardiologists are even ...

Now, a study published last week in the journal Science suggests that how dyslexics hear language may be more important than previously realized.

Research on the same protein that was a primary mediator of the birth defects caused by thalidomide now holds hope in the battle against multiple myeloma, new ...

When the Journal of the American Medical Association published a study a few months ago that suggested cell phone radiation might increase blood flow in certain brain ...

Teenagers who drink lots of soft drinks get into more fights and carry more weapons than their peers who drink less, found a new study. And while the study ...

Psychedelic mushrooms may point to new ways to treat depression, suggest two small brain imaging studies that seem to show how psilocybin -- the active ...

Sept. 14, 2011 -- MRSA is also sometimes resistant to antibiotics found in over-the-counter ointments like Neosporin and Polysporin, a study shows. The ...

When it comes to homosexuality, it seems everyone has an opinion. From policy discussions about whether gay marriage should be legalized to debates over religious ...