Having shingles can be a miserable experience. Now, the long-held notion that people can only get shingles once in their lives appears to be false.
A study found that a year of modest aerobic exercise reversed normal brain shrinkage by one to two years in older adults and improved their memory function.
About 80,000 children in the U.S. undergo appendectomies each year, making the procedure the most common emergency operation in kids.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott's call to cancel a state drug-monitoring program has sparked an uproar in Appalachian states that say they are deluged with illegally bought pills from South Florida pain clinics.
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The FDA's commissioner backed the idea of generic-drug companies paying fees to the agency to help relieve a backlog of applications.
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J&J; recalled at least 395 injection devices containing rheumatoid-arthritis drug Simponi in the U.S. and Germany, due to a potential defect that could result in an insufficient dose.
A health-care crime sweep netted 114 defendants on charges related to Medicare fraud, the most suspects ever charged in such an operation, according to law-enforcement officials.
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J&J; is tangling with the FDA over the agency's rejection last year of a medical device.
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Congressional Republicans criticized the FDA over medical-device approvals, saying the clearance process has become slow and unreliable.
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Sanofi-Aventis acquired Genzyme for $74 a share, or a total of $20.1 billion plus a contingent value right, in a giant step toward reshaping the company.
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A small population of Ecuadoreans afflicted with a dwarfism disorder almost never get cancer or diabetes, a finding that may point the way to new treatments for both diseases, according to a new study.
An inexpensive dose of Avastin injected into the eyes far surpassed a conventional laser treatment in fixing a leading cause of blindness in babies born prematurely.
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Allergan's stomach-shrinking Lap-Band product won approval for broader use, signaling greater use of surgery for obesity while drugs for the condition run into trouble with regulators.
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A U.S. government proposal to bring cheaper generic drugs to the market more quickly and help curb health-care costs has triggered criticism from the European pharmaceutical sector.
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The FDA approved the first three-dimensional mammography system developed by Hologic to screen for breast cancer.
J&J; is pulling at least 395 injection pens in the U.S. and Germany that are pre-loaded with Simponi, a rheumatoid-arthritis drug
The authors of an accompanying comment on the study note that the study showed CBT and exercise can not only be beneficial but are safe.
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J&J; received reports that the Dermabond adhesive was discolored, while the Securestrap product was pulled because its packaging might not be sterile.
Billy Demong, the first U.S. athlete to win a gold medal in Nordic Combined Skiing in 86 years, on his grueling workout schedule ahead of competing in the world championships.
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A growing number of health-care charges are outright wrong—and left untended, they could wreck your credit score. Here's how to fight back.
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Just how much beef is in fast-food meat? It can be tough for consumers to know, since the data on the content of some of their favorite food items are limited and confusing.
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