Black women with breast cancer in Chicago are 68 percent more likely to die from the disease than their white counterparts, Chicago Sun-Times reported today.

CHILDREN could be consuming four times their recommended salt intake by eating out at popular fast-food chains, research revealed yesterday.

Viagra and other impotence drugs are about to bear new warnings that users may experience sudden hearing loss. It's not clear that the drugs truly trigger hearing loss, but the Food and Drug Administration decided Thursday to add a warning

Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon urging Members to override the President's veto of the State Children's Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill. Below are her remarks: "My colleagues, as I listen to the debate today, I hear

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following statement from Kathryn Serkes, director of policy and public affairs, in response to the House of Representative's failure today to override President Bush's veto of a bill to reauthorize and

The National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) calls on Congress and the Administration to collaborate on reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Specifically, NADP urges prompt action to enact the dental provisions of the House and Senate passed

It's not clear that the drugs truly trigger hearing loss, but the Food and Drug Administration decided Thursday to add a warning about the possible risk after counting 29 reports of the problem since 1996 among users of this family

Germs are often spread through shared toys. Try these 10 tips to beat bacteria in the bedroom and playroom.

The House failed to override President Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill, setting up more battles on the issue.

Attending day care from early infancy may help protect high-risk children from developing asthma, new research suggests.

Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott says there would be a major change to the funding arrangements for public hospitals if the Coalition is re-elected.

A substance abuse researcher has thrown her support behind a Parliamentary report that highlights a serious lack of knowledge into the social effects of cannabis use and petrol sniffing in the Northern Territory.

A remake of a famous Quit Smoking advertisement, which displays the lungs as a sponge, will air in New South Wales this weekend.

A treat at a fast food chain could expose children to "staggeringly" high levels of salt, a survey suggests.

Public support is growing for a system of presumed consent for organ donation, survey findings suggest.

The latest Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology provides further validation of magnifying chromocolonoscopy for differentiating colorectal neoplastic polyps.

November's issue of Gut investigates short term outcomes of a pilot colorectal cancer screening program with guaiac based fecal occult blood test.

This week's Journal of the American Medical Association reports on multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections associated with raw tomatoes in restaurants in the USA.

Viagra and other impotence drugs are about to bear new warnings that users may experience sudden hearing loss.