A new report highlights the potentially serious health risks of using imported Brazilian-made prescription diet pills that combine amphetamines and other prescription medicines, such as anti-anxiety agents and antidepressants.

Preparatory work on four new mental health units serving North East Lincolnshire is set to start within a few days

Women can stop worrying about pear-shaped figures — fat bottoms have been scientifically proven to be a sign of good health.

As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office and confront problems with the nation's health care system, some people in Washington are feeling a sense of deja vu. But experts say Obama can learn from the health reform effort that failed during the Clinton years.

The Public Health Ministry yesterday approved a Bt1.2 billion plan to raise the average intelligence level of Thai children and to help them grow healthier and taller. The plan aims to lift the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of Thai children to average scores of 110 [IQ denotes the ratio of a person's intelligence to the statistical norm] and- reflecting their good health- have them standing 175 ...

National health spending grew in 2007 at the lowest rate in nine years, mainly because prescription drug spending increased at the slowest pace since 1963.

ALBANY –New York would join a growing list of states permitting young adults as old as 29 to remain on their parents' health insurance policies under a plan Gov. David A. Paterson will propose today during his first State of the State address in the Capitol.

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