The weight loss drug sibutramine, better known as Meridia, should not be taken by adults with a history of heart disease or who have a highe...

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In recent years, studies on the health effects of chocolate having shown that eating a moderate amount of chocolateâ??especially the d...

A new study, to be published in the January 20th issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, sets out to answer the question of ...

Aspirin has been recommended in the past for the prevention of stroke and heart disease, especially in those at risk. Now a new study sugges...

A new study weighs the risks against the benefits of several drugs designed to prevent invasive breast cancer in women who are at high risk,...

Cocaine use during pregnancy can affect a pregnant woman and her unborn baby in many ways.

Maternal death continues to be the international standard by which a nation's commitment to women's status and their health can be evaluated...

Most health care providers believe that HRT replaces what your body should be making naturally as a young woman, and that your body needs th...

Blood pressure is the amount of force exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries.