DePuy Orthopaedics alerted doctors to a high early failure rate of its artificial hip after announcing it would phase out the device citing slow sales.

President Obama’s health reform plan is a mixed bag, but it may be the only program passed.

A study of farming colonies in Canada found that giving flu vaccine to schoolchildren protected the community.

The combined business would jointly control about 29 percent of the $19 billion-a-year global market for medicines for pets and livestock.

This wonderful winter seafood stew is easy to make and to serve.

When you blanch the greens, these panini make for a quick and wonderful meal.

Looking for new ways to get greens in your diet? An innovative panino and luxurious gratin are among this week’s recipes.

A procedure gains popularity but doesn't improve survival odds.

In an appearance that harked back to his 2008 campaign, President Obama made an emotional pitch for public support.

Dr. Peter J. Pronovost, medical director of the Quality and Safety Research Group at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, travels the country advising hospitals on innovative safety measures.

A new study found that older people hospitalized for a critical condition had a statistically significant drop in scores on cognitive tests when compared with people who had not been hospitalized.

Most reported vaccinating their children, but more than half said they were concerned about adverse effects.

Dr. Childs helped shape the understanding of inherited diseases as scientists learned more about so-called inborn errors of metabolism, biochemistry and molecular biology.

A National Sleep Foundation report on ethnic groups’ habits found responses on tiredness and sex were similar for most groups.

Experts said state officials might be left to worry about the solvency of insurers, the ultimate consumer protection.

Using their computers, travelers will be able to donate $2 when making reservations on some Internet travel sites.

If altered bits of genetic material could be picked up in a patient’s bloodstream, they would serve as a direct and sensitive marker of cancer.

Can wine help you digest your meal?

Are almonds a good source of calcium or do they block calcium absorption?

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