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Economists believe large and medium companies might have to contribute as much as 6 percent of their payrolls toward coverage.

A new analysis of the best time to begin HIV treatment found that starting early sharply improves survival, doctors said Sunday. ...

As Americans watch years of retirement savings disappear in the stock market collapse, many are having the same thought: Maybe ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder, once a poorly understood and little-known mental health problem, is turning up on the public's ...

A team of British scientists have developed a ground-breaking new test to screen for genetic diseases in unborn children.

British scientists have developed purple tomatoes which they believe may possibly help fight cancer.

Scientists have expressed genes from snapdragon in tomatoes to grow purple tomatoes high in health-protecting anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are naturally occurring pigments found at particularly high levels in berries such as blackberry, cranberry and chokeberry. Scientists are investigating ways to increase the levels of health-promoting compounds in more commonly eaten fruits and vegetables.

UroToday.com - A reliable degradable ureteral stent would be a welcome addition to the endourologist's armamentarium. Researchers from Canada have reported on a promising Uriprene stent prototype constructed of L-lactide and glycolide lactic acid, glycolic acid and barium sulfate.

UroToday.com - A frustrating effect of intracorporeal lithotripsy, especially with the pneumatic lithotripsy device, is retropulsion of the stone up the ureter and even into the kidney thereby making successful stone removal more difficult. Several ancillary devices have been developed to reduce this problem, including ureteral baskets and balloon catheters.

The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is calling on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to publicly release the study design, data and names of principal investigators involved in a statement this week maintaining that Gardasil vaccine is safe with no serious side effects.