Widespread distribution of mosquito nets and a new medicine sharply reduced malaria deaths in several African countries, World Health Organization researchers reported.
The testing of an artificial spinal disk provides a stark example of conflicts of interest among clinical researchers.
Researchers find that while you will slow down as you age, you may be able to stave off more of the deterioration than you thought.
A Chinese company is at the center of a scandal after nearly 200 Chinese cancer patients were paralyzed or otherwise harmed by contaminated drugs.
The study is the military’s first large-scale effort to gauge the effect of mild head injuries that some experts worry may be causing a host of undiagnosed neurological deficiencies.
Some restaurants and retailers around the country have started testing the fish they sell in response to concerns about the amount of mercury in seafood.
The fine would settle a civil and criminal investigation into the company’s marketing of an antipsychotic drug.
Researchers find that while you will slow down as you age, you may be able to stave off more of the deterioration than you thought.
A member of the Senate said that a diabetes expert tipped GlaxoSmithKline to the publication of safety questions about Avandia.
The World Health Organization said that a small but significant percentage of the main influenza virus causing illness this winter is resistant to the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu.