The FDA has approved very few medications to treat obesity. Serious side effects have forced medications like fenfluramine (Pondimin) and sibutramine (Meridia) to be withdrawn from the market.

When medications are approved by the FDA, the process involves identifying age groups who can take the medication. But that means studies are needed for those age groups.

For people with hypertension (high blood pressure), taking medication is often an important part of lowering blood pressure. And according to new research, doing some yoga exercises could help too.

A medication taken off the market in 2010 may have a new use in treating children with an aggressive form of blood cancer.

Patients who have advanced stomach cancer sometimes choose stomach surgery to relieve bleeding and other painful symptoms. That operation may also prolong their lives.

Recent meningitis cases at two US Universities have put health officials on alert. This week, Princeton began administering an unapproved vaccine to help stop the spread of this illness.

People with type 2 diabetes have higher cancer risks than the general population. The link may have to do with how diabetes affects the metabolism. Diabetes medications may also figure into the equation.

Kicking the smoking habit can improve overall health and quality of life. A recent review investigates where smoking cessation therapies affect heart health.

It's never too late to quit smoking, even after a cancer diagnosis, according to recent research.

Lung cancer kills more Americans than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. And yet there’s no fool-proof way to screen for this disease. Even the most trusted tool sometimes overshoots its mark.