China can control the outbreak of an avian flu strain newly contracted by humans, a senior Chinese health official said on Sunday (April 7), a day after China reported its eighteenth case of the H7N9 virus that has so far killed six people.

There may be no need to run if you want to keep your heart healthy.

Four die in China as a result of a new strain of bird flu.

The store you chose to pick up your prescription drugs could impact your wallet.

With spring comes allergy season. And this year the Asthma and Allergy Foundation says we're in for a tough one thanks to an unusually wet winter.

Four more people in China have fallen ill from a strain of avian flu not previously detected in humans, the Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reported, as authorities ramped up efforts to monitor the virus.

One in 88 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with Autism. But recent studies show those numbers may be changing.

Children from across the nation will rub elbows with Michelle Obama and dine off fine china in the East Room of the White House this summer as part of a contest to promote healthy eating.

Big changes are coming next year for people who buy their own health insurance.

Spring is a beautiful time of year for much of the U.S, but it brings trouble too - for millions of allergy sufferers. And anyone in the Southeast may already be feeling the pain.

Alabama lawmakers have given final passage to a measure placing stricter regulations on clinics that provide abortions.

Some adults could benefit from having their tonsils out.

Southeast Alabama Medical Center has been servicing the community for several years now. Recently the hospital has made some major changes.

Two people in Beijing have died of a new form of bird flu, not seen before reports China's official news agency Monday.

Japanese scientists have figured out a way to make 3-D structures from animal cells.

Cases of malignant melanoma in light-skinned children are going up.

George King was born weighting 15lbs 7oz, twice the size of an average baby, six weeks ago to his parents Jade and Ryan. He's only put on a pound since.

British scientists have developed a ground-breaking technique -- for creating vaccines -- which could be used to tackle diseases that threaten both human and animal health.

We’re sneezing, coughing, and our waste baskets are overflowing with tissues. Allergy season has arrived early this year.

Government health officials launched the second round of a graphic ad campaign Thursday that is designed to get smokers off tobacco, saying they believe the last effort convinced tens of thousands to quit.

Vitamin D may help prevent diabetes in obese children.

There are nearly 14 million cancer survivors in the United States, and according to the American Association for Cancer Research, that number is expected to rise to 18 million by 2022.

Medical claims costs, the biggest driver of health insurance premiums, will jump an average 32 percent for Americans' individual policies under President Barack Obama's overhaul, according to a study by the nation's leading group of financial risk analysts.

The nation's leading group of financial risk analysts says medical claims costs -- the biggest driver of insurance premiums -- will jump an average 32 percent for individual policies under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Although the subject of sexually transmitted diseases can be a taboo subject, it’s something speakers with Wiregrass Girls Rock, were ready to talk about.