Vitamin D supplements do not help prevent disease for the majority of people, according to a new study published Wednesday in the British Medical Journal.
A deadly school bus accident in Tennessee has shed new light on an old question -- should school buses have seat belts? Experts weigh in on the controversial debate.
Logically speaking, we should be in a perpetual state of gratitude. Most people who read this column, even if they aren't fully aware, have a long list of blessings to count (most of the time, anyway).
For 25 years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo has greeted the waves of migrants who land on the shores of Lampedusa, a tiny Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Sabra Dipping Co. is recalling some hummus products and spreads because of possible Listeria contamination, the US Food and Drug Administration said Saturday.
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta catches up exclusively with the McDonald family to see how separated twins Jadon and Anias are recovering.
While technologists unveil bionic arms and robotic legs, the surgical side of amputations has largely stayed the same. Until now, a pioneering doctor says.
Jadon and Anias McDonald, twins who were born conjoined at the head, have had the quickest recovery on record for such surgeries, says lead surgeon Dr. James Goodrich.
Television ads for unhealthy snacks are successful in encouraging children as young as preschool-age to overeat even when they're not hungry, a study suggests.
When the guests around your Thanksgiving table are busy stuffing their bellies today, here's one way to break the lull in conversation: dazzle them with some tasty turkey trivia.
A British girl seen by thousands in a heartbreaking photograph that her father said showed "the darkness that is childhood cancer" has died, he announced in a Facebook post. Jessica Whelan, of Clayton-le-Moors, England, was 4.
If you like burgers, hot dogs and crispy chicken, you're in luck if you take a trip to Burger King. But if you are the least bit nutrition-conscious, it's slim pickings when it comes to deciding what to eat at the popular fast food chain.
A new study finds that the prevalence of dementia has fallen sharply in recent years, most likely as a result of Americans' rising educational levels and better heart health, which are both closely related to brain health.
