Health

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

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

Young children are prescribed powerful drugs despite a lack of studies on how they affect

Allergan agreed to settle criminal and civil allegations that it had marketed Botox for uses not

That question, which has prompted countless debates, is now at the heart of a notable new study.

This robust summer salad can be made with a wide variety of grains.
Fighting the Muscle Loss That Comes With Age

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

Can exaggerated anxiety about falling -- even if tests show your risk to be low -- increase the

The deal, if completed, would end a yearlong impasse that has come to symbolize the health care

A Bristol-Myers drug shows promise in treating a heart rhythm disorder, and others combat

Skip the veggie burgers and tofu “hot dogs.” Here are some excellent vegetarian dishes for

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

A popular dietary supplement called SAMe may help depressed patients who don't respond to

Leading drug makes are developing new anticoagulant drugs to prevent stroke and systemic blood

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

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

Inspections, the F.D.A. said, found barns infested with flies, maggots and rodents, as well as

Lymph nodes are often removed as treatment. The concern is that changes in cabin pressure might

The goal of a new training program is to reduce injuries and better prepare recruits for the rigors

Monkeypox is 20 times as common in parts of the Congo as it was 30 years ago, when smallpox

Motor vehicle accidents cost the nation almost $100 billion dollars a year, about $500 for each

The drugs are aimed at people who have a higher than normal risk for clotting or stroke, like

Men die about six years younger, according to a new report from the New York City health

A new study suggests several reasons for the nation’s rising Caesarean section rate.

The Taliban singled out the texts for destruction because anatomical depictions of the human body

Doctors say frequent headaches and migraines are among the most common childhood health complaints,

Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier’s work has debunked preconceived notions and revealed some deep truths

Letters to the editor.

Drug Makers on the Trail of an Alternative to Steroids

Drug makers are trying to develop medicines that possess the muscle-building ability of

Why muscles wither is captivating more scientists and drug and food companies, let alone aging baby

For those who are not just infected on the inside but also infested on the outside our

Body mass index may be useful for identifying obesity in large populations, but in individuals it

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

The number doubled over a recent 10-year-period, a new study reports, even though participation in

A letter to the editor.

Letters: Comfort at Life’s End (1 Letter)

A letter to the editor.

Letters: Neuro-Pioneers (1 Letter)

A letter to the editor.

The Curious World of Bedbug Research

Scientists are baffled by the resurgence of bedbugs, which bite and itch, but don't carry disease,

In this week's Personal Health column, Jane Brody writes about why the traditional measure of a

Prostate cancer is a dark and mysterious country, and the authors Ralph H. Blum and Dr. Mark Scholz

Tobacco oversight, a cardiology conference and much more on this week's horizon.

A Swedish researcher explores 'gerotranscendence' and tackles the American 'busy ethic.'

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

Though recent evidence shows two types of tests can detect Alzheimer’s early, so far nothing has

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

Drug industry officials countered that selecting brand-name drug prices did not reflect the reality

The head of the National Institutes of Health said a judge’s decision would most likely force the

At a boutique practice at Tufts Medical Center, retainer fees support the general practice,

In stereotyping patients, physicians may be diminishing them.
The Two Plaintiffs at Center of the Ban on Stem Cell Use

The two researchers whose claims of injury led to the judge’s decision have a history of disputes

Some consumer advocates say the broader problem in the nation is a food safety system that is

Scientists have long wondered if they could sidestep an ethical debate by creating embryonic stem

Fear of lawsuits often keeps doctors from talking to patients when mistakes are made, but a

We’ve come to understand ways people deal with personal crisis, but psychologists are just