It's estimated more than half the indoor cats in the U.S. are overweight. Now researchers are looking for new ways to help felines slim down.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited has expanded its recall of blood pressure medications.

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DR DAVID UNWIN: I'll explain how going low-carb could help you, too - and not just with type 2, for it may also help other conditions such as high blood pressure or swollen ankles.

Another human case of the illness brings the total number of human cases up to 10, and a second person has passed away.

After a woman blamed a salon for a flesh-eating bacterial infection, WBIR received several questions about safety procedures at salons. Experts gave us the answers.

Less than 3 per cent of Irish health care professionals think that there are adequate community services for dementia, a new study has found. This was among the lowest levels of satisfaction in the...

Collin County Health Officials say a student at Talley Elementary School may have been exposed to typhoid fever.

A family in our area is desperate for help after their son was denied entrance to school...

Anyone is susceptible to diseases when walking in floodwater, but they hit immunocompromised people the hardest, according to one Baylor professor.

"It's a common misconception that you can get the flu from the flu shot," Dailey said. "That's just not true."

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a vaccine to protect against genital herpes. Tested on both mice and guinea pigs, the immunization led to "mostly sterilizing immunity" from the virus—the strong…

Two Northeast Massachusetts Mosquito Control District trucks will be in the northeastern part of the city Monday night, Sept. 23 from 6:45-10 p.m. to spray after a pool of mosquitoes tested positive for the West Nile virus, Mayor James J. Fiorentini said Frid…

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released numbers on Michigan's hepatitis A outbreak, which started in August 2016.

Several leading medical and nutrition organizations just issued new recommendations on what the youngest children — infants through age five — should be drinking. The reasons: Sugar-laden beverages…

An annual mammogram is the best way to detect breast cancer early, according to Dr. Brett Parkinson, medical director at Intermountain Healthcare’s Breast Care Center.

Botox is a quick and generally safe option for people dissatisfied with their appearance, but it won't fix the root problem of self-esteem issues.

A man in his 50s from Plymouth County was also diagnosed with West Nile virus, according to the Department of Public Health.

When it came to the cause of death, vitamin D levels were most clearly linked to deaths from diabetes complications.

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