Allergan will pay $600 million for its marketing tactics while the F.D.A. decides on the drug’s use for migraines.

Sweet and seared flavors combine in an Asian version of the American classic.

A huge private donation for a cancer center could lure talent to an overlooked nation.

The magazine published ratings of 221 heart bypass surgical groups from 42 states online on Tuesday and will print them in its October issue.

The two companies agreed in January to jointly develop ZymoGenetics’s hepatitis C drug and share the profits.

A federal judge refused to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research.

An American psychiatrist’s program of techniques to reduce stress has helped people in Gaza and Israel deal with the effects of violence.

Psychologists have discovered that some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is flat wrong.

Everyone is exposed to BPA, but after hundreds of studies, there is no consensus about its safety.

A heavy reliance on emergency rooms care is seen as a sign of weaknesses in the primary health care system.

Vegan eating has had a growth spurt in recent years, but a victory on a Food Network baking show this summer has showered attention on vegan food's fine taste.

Communicating a patient's story is a matter of getting right and saying it fast.

Controlled trials suggest that a topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug in a cream is as effective as their oral counterparts for treating osteoarthritis, soreness and tendinitis.

As more immigrants crowd their waiting rooms, a growing number of hospitals are adopting practices intended to improve care for an increasingly diverse patient population.

Research indicates the test is 98 percent accurate when compared with positive results from the old method — examination of sputum by a trained microscopist.

Patients with persistent nerve damage inhaled, and felt better, but did not get high, a Canadian study reports.

Children under 5 who do not get at least 10 hours of sleep at night are almost twice as likely to be overweight or obese later in childhood, a new study reports.

For women who carry a genetic mutation that puts them in danger of developing ovarian and breast cancer, prophylactic mastectomy and oophorectomy offer protection.

If I tweeze out the single hair that grows from a facial mole, will it cause cancer, as my friend insists?

Powerful drugs are given to young children despite a lack of study on how they affect development.

Dr. Ruth Berggren was among a team of nurses and doctors that stayed with patients during Hurricane Katrina.

Drugs have a competitive advantage over natural rewards and can hijack the brain’s reward system.

The idea that your mother tongue shapes your experience of the world may be true after all.

At a boutique practice at Tufts Medical Center, retainer fees support the general practice, teaching and free health care.

Both mothers and fathers face an increased risk of depression after the birth of a child, and the risk persists well into a child's adolescence, a new British study shows.

Back-to-school season is a time of stress and transition for the whole family -- including the pets.

Aching shoulders are among the most common overuse tennis injuries, robbing professionals and duffers of playing time and comfort.

As students around the country go back to school and hit the books, scientists are offering new insights into the best ways to study and learn.

If your Labor Day plans include a picnic or barbecue, be sure to check out Martha Rose Shulman's latest installment of Recipes for Health, which offers flavorful options for vegetarian eaters.

Excessive weight gain in pregnancy can result in bigger-than-average babies who are prenatally programmed to become overweight children.

Scientists have discerned a peculiar but predictable pattern in which dreams tend to occur.

A group at the Riverdale Senior Center helps fight the isolation of aging in men.

New Web sites aim to connect those in need with friends and acquaintances willing to provide rides and meals, do chores or pay visits.

Can exaggerated anxiety about falling -- even if tests show your risk to be low -- increase the probability that you'll actually fall?

A coalition of venture capitalists and businesses worries that the new health care law will lessen interest in new devices and medical techniques.

Some nonprofits are offering details on how much money they receive from medical companies.

The deal is about $885 million, Bristol said.

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The hallucinogen psilocybin, known by the street name magic mushrooms, may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, researchers said Monday.

A move of some of 186 chimpanzees to a research center in Texas has spurred outrage among animal rights advocates, primate experts and politicians.

A clinical trial found that the controversial drug increased the risks of heart attacks and strokes while doing little to slim their waists.

A discovery by Paul Greengard, an 84-year-old scientist and Nobel winner, has illuminated a new direction.

Rice noodles are a light and delicate option for those who are gluten-intolerant.

This is a mild version of Grace Young’s spicy orange chicken, with as much emphasis on vegetables as on chicken.

With ingredients that keep well in the refrigerator, this dish is especially easy to pull together.

With farmers’ markets overflowing, now is a perfect time for stir-frying.

Forty percent of the nearly 637,000 children in kindergarten through the eighth grade were found to be overweight or obese in the 2008-9 school year.

After being flooded with complaints, the agency said it would continue to allow the sale of the drug midodrine.

The assessment makes it more likely that the fish will become the first genetically modified animal to enter the American food supply.

A Bristol-Myers drug shows promise in treating a heart rhythm disorder, and others combat postsurgical clotting and deep vein thrombosis.