The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially lethal kidney damage.
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.
Norwegian scientists announced this week that even when in-vitro fertilization pregnancies are not counted, triplet births are increasing.
As part of their residency, all doctors are trained to find signs of abuse or neglect in children.
The recent warmer weather has uncovered something lurking under all that snow.
A reanalysis of research data found a high dose of popular cholesterol pill Lipitor lowers risk of heart attack and stroke in some patients with both heart disease and kidney disease, the drug's maker said Monday.
New research suggests the stock market dropping might trigger heart attacks.
A new study says marathon runners face a greater risk of artery problems.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner.
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