By the end of this year, Essure, a permanent birth control device approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002, will no longer be produced and sold in the United States.

You might be tempted to spend your summer vacation days enjoying fresh seafood at beachside restaurants. But recent outbreaks of bacteria known as Vibrio may make you reconsider that temptation.

Mothers who maintain a healthy lifestyle during their kids' childhood and adolescence may reduce the risk of obesity in their children, according to a new study.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new medication to prevent malaria from coming back.

Compared to a widely used older blood thinner, newer blood thinners may be linked to a reduced risk for serious bleeding, a new study found.

BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations increase breast cancer risk. So how do you know if you have these gene mutations?

Introducing solid foods to your infant's diet before 6 months of age could improve his or her sleep, according to a new study.

Eating foods enriched with folic acid during pregnancy may be more beneficial than once thought.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever medication to treat smallpox.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a class-wide warning for a group of antibiotics commonly used to treat urinary tract and respiratory infections.