In its most comprehensive look at the cancers that most commonly affect U.S. youths, the American Cancer Society said in a report Friday that childhood cases continues to increase, but death rates...

More than 60 percent of adults in England are overweight or obese, according to new figures by the national public health agency.   The figures were released Tuesday. Experts have previously...

In the absence of federal regulation, American state governments are considering laws to require labels on food items containing genetically modified ingredients.   Currently, only...

Bert and Ernie jump rope and munch apples and carrots, and Cookie Monster has his namesake treat once a week, not every day. Can a Muppets mini-makeover improve kids' health, too?   A...

The European Medicines Agency says it has started a review of emergency contraceptives to see if they work less well in heavier women.   In November, French drug maker HRA Pharma announced...

Weighing more doesn't boost survival for diabetics; study refutes 'obesity paradox' idea   The "obesity paradox" — the controversial notion that being overweight...

The spread of a virtually untreatable form of tuberculosis in South Africa is being fueled by the release of infected patients into the general community, according to a new...

Newer vaccines against rotavirus, a severe diarrheal disease in children, slightly raise the risk of a rare bowel problem that doomed an earlier vaccine, new studies show. But researchers say the...

A small, preliminary study using gene therapy to treat a rare form of blindness is promising and could trigger similar efforts for other causes of vision loss, British doctors say.   They...

Anti-smoking measures have saved roughly 8 million U.S. lives since a landmark 1964 report linking smoking and disease, a study estimates, yet the nation's top disease detective says dozens of...