Health Top Stories

Jul 2, 2009 | 1 comment

An unusual program offers breast cancer patients emotional care.

Jul 2, 2009 | 1 comment

Three boys and a girl were born the morning of July 1; all are healthy. Their parents had been trying to have children for five years.

Jul 2, 2009 | 3 comments

Fireworks are the best part of the Fourth of July, but they are also the most dangerous. Check out mannequins getting blown up, thanks to a display by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Jul 2, 2009 | 1 comment

Gastric bypass fails to produce long-term weight loss for up to half of the people who have the surgery. But a new procedure may offer a better outcome.

Jul 1, 2009 | 3 comments

An Annapolis woman told she had only months to live in 2004 says she was cured of cancer by the power of prayer.

Jul 1, 2009 | 1 comment

Still obsessing about how your dimpled thighs, jelly belly or flappy arms look in a swimsuit? That’s so last summer. This year, there’s a new body part to fret over: the cankle.

Jul 1, 2009 | 29 comments

The results of an annual obesity survey show a growing American population--waistline-wise, that is.

Jul 1, 2009

Virginia health officials have confirmed the state's second death related to the swine flu.

Jul 1, 2009 | 8 comments

At the health care town hall meeting, President Barack Obama hugs a distraught woman who said she has cancer but can't pay her expenses.

Jul 1, 2009 | 72 comments

Introducing "XOCAI" chocolate, a dark chocolate rich in antioxidants and may help you lose weight.

Jul 1, 2009 | 31 comments

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says that if given the chance she'd beat President Barack Obama in another race.

Jul 1, 2009 | 1 comment

Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkillers, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs such as Vicodin...

Jun 30, 2009

The Washington Post has a story today saying the H1N1 virus, AKA Swine Flu, is off to a memorable summer.

Jun 30, 2009

An FDA panel voted to lower both the maximum daily dose and single dose for non-prescription acetaminophen.

Jun 30, 2009 | 2 comments

The White House says it wants community health centers that serve the poor to play a larger role in health care reform, and the administration is highlighting the efforts of a local clinic. Space is at...

Jul 1, 2009

It’s not the swine flu, but some could consider one Montgomery County officer’s illness a cousin to it.

Jun 30, 2009 | 2 comments

Want to boost your sperm's health? Make more of it. Having sex every day for a week significantly reduced the amount of DNA damage in sperm, according to a recent study.

Jun 30, 2009

Want to soothe your lips — and your conscience? Do the right thing for your skin and the planet by choosing to buy feel-good beauty products.

Jun 30, 2009 | 1 comment

Heart specialists say Michael Jackson's death weeks before a comeback tour offers lessons for middle-aged mortals hoping for revivals of their own.

Jun 29, 2009 | 1 comment

Dr. Deepak Chopra and Miko Brando (Marlon Brando's son) talk about Michael's death. Plus, Deepak tells Access how he introduced Grace Rwaramba, the children's nanny, to Michael.

Jun 29, 2009

The Food and Drug Administration says a sample of raw cookie dough collected at a Nestle USA manufacturing plant last week has tested positive for E. coli.

Jun 29, 2009

It might look like something out of a science fiction movie, but a real-life bionic eye is restoring partial sight to those with bad vision.

Jun 29, 2009

Researchers find that people with higher vitamin D levels lose more weight while dieting.

Jun 29, 2009 | 11 comments

Lyme Disease is caused when an infected tick jumps onto the skin from grass, leaves or pets, but what are doctors doing about it?