A new study suggests offering end-of-life counseling to dying patients improves their mood and quality of life.

A Pennsylvania lawmaker who is a close ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says it's looking unlikely that Congress will pass health care overhaul legislation this year.

A new study found binge drinking affects attention and working memory in young university students.

A new Web site could help recruit more Florida organ donors.

More kids may be getting hurt in gym class because of poor movement skills.

A House committee has agreed to grant 12 years of market protection to high-tech drugs used to combat cancer, Parkinson's and other deadly diseases.

A new study in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology shows men and women not only have different risk factors when it comes to heart failure, but they also may respond differently to treatment.

Swine flu has hit the Air Force's special operations command in Northwest Florida.

U.S. health officials say 20 to 40 percent of Americans could become ill from swine flu over the next two years.

Placebos are a sham — usually mere sugar pills designed to represent "no treatment" in a clinical treatment study. The effectiveness of the actual medication is compared with the placebo to determine if the medication works.

It's being hailed as a major advance in stem cell research.

President Barack Obama is acknowledging the Senate won't make his deadline for a vote on overhauling health care, and he says, "That's OK."

The Bay County Health Department will conduct a Back to School Shot Program at the Jinks Middle School Cafeteria August 10th -14th and August 17th -21st from 8:00am-11:00am and 1:00pm- 4:00pm.

Anyone in Florida who tries to pass off honey as 100 percent pure when it has additives or other ingredients could find themselves in a sticky situation.

Honey that isn't anything but absolutely, 100 percent pure honey isn't welcome in Florida.

One family health expert says a new abortion study is the first to show how "safe and effective" the so-called abortion pill is.

Dutch researchers say when it comes to a colicky baby, don't only blame the mom -- the father's state of mind has just as much to do with it.

The government is about to start a huge research effort to prove which are the best treatments for scores of ailments. Irregular heartbeat, prostate cancer, back pain and hearing loss lead the list of medical problems to be studied.

A new law taking affect in Alabama is a breakthrough for some women diagnosed with breast and cervical cancer. For some, it will help lessen the fear associated with getting screened for the disease.

Health officials say more than 47-thousand elderly Americans end up in emergency rooms each year from falls involving walkers and canes.

New research suggests a surprising number of teenagers -- nearly 15 percent -- think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior.

Doctors have known for decades that too much carbohydrate-laden foods like white bread and corn flakes can be detrimental to cardiac health. In a landmark study, new research from Tel Aviv University now shows exactly how these high carb foods increase the risk for heart problems.

JBS Swift recalls 41,000 pounds of beef

Fla. court rules against generic drug maker

Chicken tests positive for encephalitis in Baldwin