Small hits to the head may add up to injuries for high school football players, according to a new study by the Purdue Neurotrauma Group at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.

When overweight people included two servings of purple potatoes a day in their diet for a month, they not only reduced their blood pressure, but they also didn't gain weight in the process, a small study shows.

Teens and young adults who text frequently -- such as more than 300 text messages a day -- may be risking more than sore thumbs, according to a new study.

New moms with asthma can safely breastfeed without worrying that the practice will increase their child’s asthma risk, a new study shows.

Researchers say they have developed a new blood test that may reliably detect depression.

Health AimNo Doubt About It, Obamacare is UnravelingPatch.comHouse was right to repeal CLASS program, a key part of Obama's health care reform law that some consider a 'ponzi scheme.' This week the US House repealed an unsustainable entitlement calle…

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Los Angeles TimesOpinion: Moorpark Teens Need Planned Parenthood Type ServicesPatch.comThe Susan G. Komen Foundation mixed politics with health care in deciding not to fund the health services organization. Planned Parenthood supporters hold up signs…

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A video showing hundreds of dancing hospital employees wearing pink gloves in support of breast cancer awareness has become an Internet sensation. The video, put together over two days with the help of 200 employees at a Portland, Oregon hospital…

Unilever announces a massive recall of Slim-Fast diet drinks, citing concerns about the presence of Bacillus cereus, a bacteria that can cause diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. The manufacturer is urging consumers to discard any cans of the beverage im…

Doctors may have discovered an unlikely tool to kill cancer cells: tiny magnetic discs, too small to be seen by the naked eye. The discs are just 60 billionths of a meter thick, said the French press agency AFP. The so-called "nanodiscs" are made of…

When Andrea Samples' 15-year-old daughter, Jessica, got sick with the swine flu in late September, her instinct was to have a doctor check the girl -- three days in a row. Jessica ended up spending two weeks in intensive care after the virus hit her…

A nasty collision during a kickoff in 1997 left Kevin Turner seeing stars.

In the New York town of LeRoy, more than a dozen people have suddenly developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics.

Paul Stamets was shy as a child; he couldn't look people in the eyes, so he stared at the ground. That's where he found mushrooms.

Doctors studying to become dermatologists have, for years, shared exam questions by memorizing and writing them down after the test to become board certified, CNN has confirmed.

Senior executive producer Roni Selig's personal and professional problems led to her eventually start the Fit Nation program at CNN.

In the skirmish between Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Planned Parenthood that intensified over the past week, all roads led to Texas.

Dr. Olney, a leading researcher of A.L.S., commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, learned in 2004 that he himself had it.

How skipping school in late-’70s New York became a lesson in the costs of dropping out.

A golden retriever was the only thing that could reach a raging, disconnected boy.

In the job market, people with disabilities bring vast experience in coping and adapting — qualities that help them become valuable employees.

Look, I love dogs and cats as much as the next guy — probably more, unless he also spends a good chunk of his day watching videos of Corgis on YouTube.

Read about three families who are falling out of the middle class and living on the lower end of the income scale.

Seen as factor in declining population there; Many say they can't be bothered with relationships and prefer video games

More than 200 passengers on two cruise ships headed to south Florida have been stricken with a gastrointestinal illness.

Releasers and torrent racers are the select few counted on by millions to bring the latest movies, music and video games to the wider Internet in record time. One such person, a 15-year-old school kid, eventually gained access to elite piracy sites a…

Everybody suffers from cold. Some remedies for cold include inhaling steam, using nasal spray, gurgling and taking adequate rest.

Many teen girls are still ignorant about menstruation period. Hope this article can help to dispel some of the doubts about this bodily change that takes place in every girl.

People generally suffer from skin problems during cold weather. Here's some great tips on how to help your skin tide over the coming cold days.

Many people suffer from chronic pain. But many are ignorant of the different treatments options they have to lessen or get rid of the pain.

Many times, people fail to get the desired result even after strictly adhering to a fitness program. This could be due to some fitness mistakes they inadvertently commit.