Exercise might help women beat breast cancer. Researchers found it can ease the achy joints and muscle pain that lead many patients to quit taking medicines that treat the disease and lower the risk...

The first full-face transplant patients in the U.S. are growing into their new appearances — literally.   Medical imaging shows new blood vessel networks have formed, connecting...

More than two dozen cancer groups say that about half the world's population doesn't have adequate access to painkillers because of restrictive laws meant to combat drug abuse.   In...

Could paying for bone marrow cells really boost the number of donors? The Obama administration is taking steps to block a federal court ruling that had opened a way to find out.   Buying or...

U.S. abortions have continued to decline, but not quite as steeply as before.   The number and rate of reported abortions fell 3 percent in 2010, the most recent year for which statistics...

The U.N. Children's Fund says it is alarmed about increasing HIV and AIDS rates among adolescents over the last seven years and is advocating an aggressive program that includes condom...

A French contraceptive maker said Tuesday its morning-after pill is ineffective when taken by women who weigh more than 80 kilograms (176 pounds).   The decision by HRA Pharma follows a...

When it comes to the bedroom, the British may be getting less busy, but more creative. According to results from the latest national sex survey, Britons are having sex less often — but the kinds...

Health officials say the number of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder continues to rise. The latest survey says more than 1 in 10 children has been diagnosed with...

US doctors are calling for the wider use of cholesterol-fighting statin drugs to prevent heart attacks and strokes.   The first new U.S. heart disease prevention guidelines in a decade also...