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Taking even over-the-counter doses of common painkillers known as NSAIDs -- nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack in a new study.

Car accidents occur at dramatically lower rates among medicated ADHD patients in the United States than among those not taking medicine, according to a study of more than 2.3 million people published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry.

Meningitis may be to blame for a cluster of sudden deaths and infections over the past month in Liberia, global health officials said.

Michael Huggins' grandfather never learned how to read or write. He was born in Mississippi when Jim Crow laws still legalized racial segregation, but eventually left in the 1950s by riding in the trunk of a car that was leaving the state. Two generations later, his grandson is graduating from Harvard.

The medical center is built on land where the state's mental institution once stood.

Patients might think the US Food and Drug Administration's stamp of approval means that a product is the last word on safety, but about a third of the drugs the FDA approved between 2001 and 2010 were involved in some kind of safety event after reaching the market, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Like most parents, my weekends are consumed with getting my girls, ages 9 and 11, to and from various activities.

A New Jersey food company is recalling Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes, frozen waffles and frozen French toast over fears of listeria contamination.

Even if you don't proactively do a stretching program, there's a good chance that you instinctively do some sort of stretch every morning.

Life expectancy at birth differs by as much as 20 years between the lowest and highest United States counties, according to new research published Monday in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

Being caught talking to yourself, especially if using your own name in the conversation, is beyond embarrassing. And it's no wonder -- it makes you look like you are hallucinating.

A measles outbreak that has sickened 48 people in Minnesota could have been prevented with vaccines, health officials say.

About half of Americans over age 50 risk broken bones due to osteoporosis, a condition that causes decreasing bone mass and deteriorating bone tissue. However, the number of patients being treated for the condition has been declining due to the mistaken perception that one type of medication commonly carries risks including atrial fibrillation and joint pain.

EpiPen products can still deliver an effective dose long after they have expired, according to a study published Monday.

The death of an 85-year-old man attempting to reclaim his title as the oldest person to climb Mount Everest has reignited concerns over whether an age limit needs to be imposed.

Lynn Whittaker stood in the hallway of her home looking at the framed photos on the wall. In one, her son, Andrew, is playing high school water polo. In another, he's holding a trombone.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new drug for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, in more than two decades.

The term "pre-existing condition" is vague -- and every insurance company has its own lists of "declinable" or "uninsurable."