Fortis, now known as Assurant Health, targeted policyholders with HIV, revoking their insurance shortly after diagnosis. The insurance company was ordered to pay $10 million.
Complaints of pets injured or even killed by flea treatments have increased significantly, the Environmental Protection Agency said as it outlined plans to make the products safer.
The $75 million heist at a pharmaceutical warehouse this week is an example of a growing phenomenon: Thieves are stealing prescription drugs for resale on the black market
Instead of killing off cancer cells with toxic drugs, scientists have discovered a molecular pathway that forces them to grow old and die, they said on Wednesday.
Triplet births are increasing, even when IVF pregnancies are discounted, and the death rate for triplets is 10 times higher than for single births, Norwegian scientists said.
Kraft Foods says it will cut the salt in its products sold in North America by an average of 10 percent over the next two years as food makers try to appeal to health-conscious consumers.
A small but significant portion of medical studies exclude gays from participating, sometimes without an apparent scientific reason, several cancer researchers say.
Some workers soon will be able to pick a new type of insurance that offers free care for some illnesses, such as diabetes or depression, but requires hefty extra fees for treatments deemed overused.
Put the cell phone down, drop the Blackberry, cease the nonstop tweeting. You’re making yourself stupid. Or at the very least, you’re affecting your memory.
A woman championed as the Obama administration's emblem for health care reform does not have to choose between her home and her health, Ohio health officials say.
Many of the major food manufacturers are willing to work with the CDC to reduce salt, but they were reluctant to tout their involvement in salt-reduction schemes. They want to make their products healthier; they just don't necessarily want to tell anyone about it.
For years, the Toronto Humane Society bragged of its low euthanasia rate — only 6 percent. But that impressive statistic was hiding a dark secret, according to criminal charges. Two other shelters in the U.S. are also accused of cruelty. neglect and extreme overcrowding.
PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at cutting down on childhood obesity.
Cornell University is posting staffers on bridges and making door-to-door checks in dorms after three undergrads in the last month plunged to their deaths in the Ivy League campus' spectacular gorges.
Melanoma survivors are at increased risk of other cancers as well as the return of their skin cancers, according to a new study, leading National Cancer Institute researchers to urge lifelong follow-up of such survivors.
When it comes to matters of the heart, women should be treated more like men. A large study found that women were far less likely than men to get angiography to find vessel blockages or angioplasty to clear them.