Health Matters

Dr. Rieveschl, a chemical engineer, invented the antihistamine Benadyrl.

Democrats and their allies mapped out a strategy to override an expected veto of a bipartisan bill providing health insurance for 10 million children, most of them in low-income families.

Experts urged the Food and Drug Administration to ban over-the-counter, multisymptom cough and cold medicines for children under 6.

The institutions that are to close or be merged under an effort to shrink New York’s hospital industry will receive public funds to cover legal costs associated with closing and to pay off debts, state health officials said.

An affidavit filed by an agent of the F.D.A. details the personal involvement of Jin Lei, the founder of one of China’s largest drug makers, in an illegal hormone distribution ring.

As consumers become increasingly concerned about toy safety, several little-known labs are building a business selling lead tests.

While parents concerned about lead in toys are turning to do-it-yourself lead tests, safety experts warn that the kits are not necessarily reliable.

Experts say that the risk of children suffering lead poisoning from playing with a tainted toy isn’t as high as from other possible sources.

Government curbs on secondhand smoke in New York led to nearly 4,000 fewer hospital admissions for heart attacks in 2004, according to a new statewide study.

The nation’s two leading heart groups issued new guidelines Thursday about what should be done for patients with heart disease before they undergo surgery on other parts of the body.