Health and Wellness

The White House unveiled an initiative Friday to combat the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, with a series of measures that will crack down on over-use and over-prescription of antibiotics at farms and hospitals.

Americans are consuming more fat, sugar and salt. A new study revealed Americans are buying more processed and “convenient” foods. Those choices account for more than 60 percent of the calories in products that are routinely purchased in grocery stores.

Boozers are at heightened risk of liver cancer, but research suggests regular coffee consumption can diminish damage caused by regular alcohol consumption.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the USDA awarded $9 million in grants to develop childhood obesity intervention programs through colleges and universities in 12 states and Puerto Rico.

Air pollution may take a toll not only on physical health, but mental well-being as well, two new studies suggest.

New study suggest high-fat diet changes gut flora in ways that can alter behavior.

Parents with kids in the Park City School District received a letter or an email about the health concern, which included facts about the highly contagious respiratory infection.

Doctors are not telling a majority of their patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's that they have the degenerative brain disease, a new report shows. The research, conducted by the Alzheimer's Association, involved patients whose Medicare records listed treatments that are specific to Alzheimer's disease.

The World Health Organization (WHO) initiated the very first efficacy trial of an Ebola vaccine this week in an affected community in Guinea, one of the areas where most Ebola cases are found in the country.

When John Rodaki noticed his son's autism symptoms improve while taking an antibiotic for strep throat, he was intrigued. So much so that he set out to figure out why.

Sleeping has been known to elevate the sexual activity that women are not feeling too sexually active. Sleeping only an hour longer may cause changes in desire and arousal.

In the next 15 years, countries around the world will see a major increase in antibiotic use in livestock, a new study finds.

Indiana is in the midst of the largest outbreak of HIV the state has ever seen.

FDA is warning consumers not to rely on asthma products labeled as “homeopathic” that are sold over-the-counter . The FDA has not evaluated these products for safety and effectiveness.