States that implement prescription monitoring programs see dramatic reductions in the number of doctors writing unnecessary painkiller prescriptions.

Patients given the drug had a statistically significant reduction in blood pressure, Allergan said.

Have Florida's initiatives against opioid abuse worked?

The United States moved on Wednesday to cut the amount of salt in packaged and restaurant food in a bid to reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes linked to consuming too much sodium.

Policymakers and health leaders are more focused on the issue, but there's still a lot that has to be done.

Doctors, who will start screening transplant waiting lists next week, are anxious to move forward.

The widespread Zika virus outbreak in Brazil does not pose enough of a threat to warrant canceling or putting off the Olympic Games.

A preliminary review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration questioned whether Sanofi SA's experimental diabetes drug lixisenatide contributed any benefit.

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said the Ebola crisis was "a wake-up call to the world."

States with higher rates of gun ownership also have higher rates of suicide by firearm.

An Oklahoma bill that could send any doctor who performs an abortion to jail headed to the governor on Thursday, with opponents saying the measure is unconstitutional and promising a legal battle against the cash-strapped state if it is approved.

Provisions under the Affordable Care Act make it easier for Americans to access health insurance, new survey shows.