Complaints of pets injured or even killed by flea treatments have increased significantly, the Environmental Protection Agency said as it outlined plans to make the products safer.

An American infertility clinic is offering free human eggs to one British woman for attending an informational seminar Wednesday in London.

Kraft Foods says it will cut the salt in its products sold in North America by an average of 10 percent over the next two years as food makers try to appeal to health-conscious consumers.

A former Massachusetts dentist is accused of putting paper clips in patients’ mouths during root canals, then billing Medicaid for the stainless steel posts he should have used.

As the health of a nation worsens, women prefer more masculine faces, research now reveals.

Families with twins or triplets are more likely to separate due to the financial burdens involved, according to a survey on Wednesday.

Fortis, now known as Assurant Health, targeted policyholders with HIV, revoking their insurance shortly after diagnosis. The insurance company was ordered to pay $10 million.

A woman championed as the Obama administration's emblem for health care reform does not have to choose between her home and her health, Ohio health officials say.

Many of the major food manufacturers are willing to work with the CDC to reduce salt, but they were reluctant to tout their involvement in salt-reduction schemes. They want to make their products healthier; they just don't necessarily want to tell anyone about it.

Put the cell phone down, drop the Blackberry, cease the nonstop tweeting. You’re making yourself stupid. Or at the very least, you’re affecting your memory.

Some workers soon will be able to pick a new type of insurance that offers free care for some illnesses, such as diabetes or depression, but requires hefty extra fees for treatments deemed overused.

Cornell University is posting staffers on bridges and making door-to-door checks in dorms after three undergrads in the last month plunged to their deaths in the Ivy League campus' spectacular gorges.

When it comes to romance, the advice to "be yourself" might be right on, according to new research.

Melanoma survivors are at increased risk of other cancers as well as the return of their skin cancers, according to a new study, leading National Cancer Institute researchers to urge lifelong follow-up of such survivors.

Michelle Obama is urging America's largest food companies to speed up efforts to make healthier foods and reduce marketing of unhealthy foods to children.