J&J reaches $4 billion deal on hip implant lawsuits: report

Johnson & Johnson will pay more than $4 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits over its recalled defective hip implants, Bloomberg...

FDA warns against counterfeit male sexual enhancement product

The Food and Drug Administration warned on Tuesday of a counterfeit dietary supplement for male sexual enhancement that could be...

Depressed people may age faster, study suggests

People suffering from depression may be aging faster than other people, according to a new study from the Netherlands. In the study of...

Being a bully linked to casual, risky sex

Teens who bully other kids, or are both bullies and bullied themselves, are more likely to engage in risky sex, according to a new study....

Medicaid is health overhaul's early success story

The underdog of government health care programs is emerging as the rare early success story of President Barack Obama's technologically...

Don’t expect big enrollment numbers for the health insurance exchanges

The federal government promises to release the first official estimates this week of just how many people have managed to buy health...

Health website tests a tycoon and tinkerer

Jeffrey D. Zients, a multimillionaire entrepreneur and management consultant, joined the Obama White House in 2009 with a mandate to...

Health law's troubles give GOP a much-needed boost

The health care law's seemingly endless problems are giving congressional Republicans a much-needed boost of energy, helping them to move...

Food for thought: Will almonds be part of a cancer-fighting arsenal one day?

A recent PET scan revealed cancer growth in one of my lymph nodes, a setback that means I get more chemotherapy. My doctor characterized...

Grilled chicken salad recalled after E. coli outbreak

A company that makes prepared chicken salad has recalled more than 180,000 pounds of its products after some were linked to a few cases...

Few options for Obama to fix cancellations problem

President Barack Obama says he'll do everything he can to help people coping with health insurance cancellations, but legally and...

Oral care in elderly 'deserves significant attention,' study finds

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Advancements in dentistry make it more likely that older adults will keep their teeth longer, which means ongoing...

Obama pivots to economy, but health care woes persist

Even as President Barack Obama tried to shift attention toward positive economic news, the woes of his health care rollout remained as he vowed to “fix” implementation problems.

FDA seeks faster warning updates for generic drugs

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is seeking a rule change to allow generic drugmakers to quickly update their warning...

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Low sexual desire plagues men, too

Studies of sexual dysfunction typically focus on gender-specific problems: Lack of desire among women and performance problems for men....

Rickets making a comeback in the UK, doctors say

Rickets, the childhood disease that once caused an epidemic of bowed legs and curved spines during the Victorian era, is making a...

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Exclusive: Obama personally apologizes for Americans losing health coverage

President Obama said Thursday that he is "sorry" that some Americans are losing their current health insurance plans as a result of the Affordable Care Act, despite his promise that no one would have to give up a health plan they liked.