Talk about mind over matter: A quirky new U.S. study suggests patients' expectations can make a big difference in how they feel after treatment for a migraine.   Boston researchers...

It is a growing side effect of modern medicine: A test for one condition turns up something completely unrelated. It might be a real danger, or an anxiety-provoking false alarm.   Doctors...

Tablet computers are so easy to use that even a 3-year-old can master them.   And that has some pediatricians and other health experts worried.   Since navigating a tablet...

When youngsters continually struggle to fall asleep at night, new research suggests maybe their body clock doesn't match their bedtime.   That doesn't mean tots should be up at all...

New technologies have all the same purpose – to get better functional results for the patient.   “Our precision – your mobility” …this is the guiding principle...

Researchers say vitamin E might slow the progression of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease — the first time any treatment has been shown to alter the course of dementia at that...

More than half of female U.S. Marines in training can't do three pullups, the minimum standard that was supposed to take effect with the new year. That has led the Marine Corps to delay the...

A sophisticated, real-world study confirms that dialing, texting or reaching for a cellphone while driving raises the risk of a crash or near-miss, especially for younger drivers. But the research...

New York would become the 21st state to allow medicaluse of marijuana under an initiative Gov. Andrew Cuomo will unveil this week.   Cuomo plans to use administrative powers rather than...

Fifty years ago, ashtrays seemed to be on every table and desk. Athletes and even Fred Flintstone endorsed cigarettes in TV commercials. Smoke hung in the air in restaurants, offices and airplane...