Though lacking in some qualities, the human animal continues to distinguish himself in the sexual realm.

A new study shows male doctors outearn female counterparts by seeing more Medicare patients, performing more services, and charging more.

Researchers recommend that pregnant and nursing women take 4,000 to 5,000 standard IUs of vitamin D daily to protect their baby's dental health.

A new diagnostic tool may help doctors identify patients most at risk of developing acute respiratory failure, also known as ARDS, a condition affecting 200,000 Americans every year.

In an effort to better understand the cognitive impact of malnutrition on the infant brain, British scientists are using a new imaging tool called functional near-infrared spectroscopy.

Although salmonella infections fell nine percent to 2006-2008 levels, other foodborne illnesses either rose or remained steady last year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A young researcher bumbled his way to developing a new technique allowing real-time observation of traumatic brain injury in a mouse model.

Years of hard drinking depletes levels of a protein needed by mitochondria for cellular self-repair, weakening skeletal muscle over time.

Sixty-nine people have died of Ebola in Guinea since January, as WHO this week confirms 109 total cases in the outbreak.

Emergency room doctors continue to prescribe codeine to children for injury pain and cough suppression, even as alternatives offer improved effectiveness without the risk.

As many as 100 million Americans and 1.5 billion people around the world suffer from chronic pain. Now, researchers are gleaning insights into the genetic variance of pain tolerance among people...

The transfer of gut microbes from mother to newborn, essential to a healthy new immune system, is often hampered by the modern use of antibiotics.