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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chronically ill Americans are more likely to forgo medical care because of high costs or experience medical errors than patients in other affluent countries, according to a study released on Thursday.

Maryland health advocates unveiled a $15.5 billion proposal yesterday for universal health care that would subsidize insurance coverage for low-income residents with a payroll tax and increases to cigarette and alcohol taxes.

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and state health officials will announce today the creation of a dental office on wheels to serve poor children in Prince George's County, an effort named for a 12-year-old county child who died last year because he lacked access to dental care.

Chances of long-term survival after a heart transplant rise if the donor and recipient are the same sex, researchers say.

Hamburg - Have you laughed today? Good thing if you have because most people take life too seriously. But those who laugh are healthier because laughing helps them loosen up. Though it causes the pulse initially to quicken, its slows down considerabl...

Carrying extra fat around your middle increases your risk of early death, even if your overall weight is normal, say researchers.

Scientists have identified a key reason for the drug tamoxifen failing to help some women with breast cancer.

ALCOHOL problems have been with us for centuries. But, with the increase in consumption resulting from a decrease in real price, the problem has become alarming.

ACUPUNCTURE does not boost women's chances of conceiving through IVF, two new studies have found.

People lugging laptops, gym kit and other bags to work every day are costing the economy £8 billion a year.