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GlaxoSmithKline's experimental vaccine to prevent the intensely painful condition known as shingles remained 90 percent effective in people over age 70 even four years after receiving the injection, according to data published on Wednesday.

A Texas teen walked the runway for New York Fashion Week (NYFW), making history as a male model with Down syndrome participating in one of fashion’s biggest weeks.

While there is no shortage of observations regarding millennials and the way they are changing the social and economic landscape, a new survey has found a majority of the generation doesn’t know much about perimenopause and menopause, symptoms of which some of them are beginning to experience.

Seven children have been hospitalized for a potentially deadly bacterial infection after visiting a dental clinic in Southern California, and 500 more may be at risk.

Smoking is associated with thicker heart walls and blood pumping difficulties that may eventually lead to heart failure, a U.S. study suggests.

People who smoke marijuana daily may be slimmer than those who don't use the drug, a new study suggests

Bird-keepers, beware: A bird enthusiast in England ended up in the hospital with a serious infection that started with one of his pet birds, according to a new report of his case.

A serious warning on Pfizer Inc's drug that helps quit smoking should be removed, 10 of 19 independent panelists to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended on Wednesday, after reviewing additional trial data.

Advocates are raising concerns over the length of time it will take Ohio's medical board to draft rules governing how doctors can recommend to patients they use medical marijuana.

A growing number of U.S. workers are covered by health insurance that sticks them with a bigger share of the medical bill but also softens that blow by providing a special account to help with the expense.

Parents know the frustration of trying to get that gunky pink antibiotic into a tot screaming from anear infection.

Many common over-the-counter lice remedies are no longer effective at stopping these critters from taking up residence on kids' heads, according to a study that has some doctors recommending prescription remedies instead.

The widow and children of a man who went to a rural Hawaii health center with a sore throat in 2013 and ended up dead will receive a $4.2 million settlement from the federal government, the widow's lawyer said Wednesday.

Men with early prostate cancer who choose to closely monitor their disease are just as likely to survive at least 10 years as those who have surgery or radiation, finds a major study that directly tested and compared these options.

NASCAR driver Danica Patrick may live life in the fast lane, but that doesn’t mean she’s thrown health and wellness out the window. Dr. Manny sits down with the 34-year-old to talk about her work with the “Healthy Mouth Movement,” a campaign to promote dental health care with a special focus on veterans

A baby’s diet during his or her first year is crucial for development, but there are so many questions about what to eat and when to eat it.

Electronic cigarettes may have helped about 18,000 people in England to give up smoking last year and there is no evidence of any serious side effects associated with their use for up to two years, according to studies published on Tuesday.

When you think of giving birth, a certain montage probably runs through your head, full of yelling, hours of pain, and agonized pushing.

When parents find out their newborn carries a gene mutation linked to cystic fibrosis, many use the information unexpectedly or inappropriately, according to a new study.

Facing public furor for the price of its emergency allergy shot EpiPen, Mylan Pharmaceuticals quickly pointed to a familiar industry solution: copay discount cards.