HIV tests not yet as routine as cholesterol checks
Two years after the government urged that HIV tests become as common as cholesterol checks there are small gains but still one ...

Study: Ban on fast-food TV ads may cut obesity
A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study in the ...

Malnutrition blamed in deaths of 26 Haitian youths
Aid workers say Haiti's food crisis is getting worse.

Family will be thankful for fun, healthy post-Turkey Day dishes
After Thanksgiving you may be a little burned out on eating heavy food, says Jessie Price, food editor of EatingWell. Here are ...

States lacking in children's mental health care
Publicly funded mental health care for children has improved in the past 25 years, but top officials in more than one out of ...

Obama selects Tom Daschle as health chief
Former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle was tapped Wednesday to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama ...

FDA opens office in China
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened its first overseas office Wednesday in China with others planned around the globe.

Toys with phthalates can be sold after U.S. ban takes effect
Stores may continue selling plastic toys made with hormone-like chemicals next year, even after a law that was supposed to ban ...

Could a politician's DNA be abused in a campaign?
Although only a handful of humans have had their entire genome sequenced so far, the price of doing so is dropping, and DNA is ...

Offended moms get tweet revenge over Motrin ads
The maker of painkiller Motrin got a painful lesson in the power of online social networking.