With summer nearly upon us, our sunglass habits could use improvement, according to a new report issued today by The Vision Council, an industry group.

Fewer American teens and young adults are smoking cigarettes, a new government report shows.

College football and hockey players sustain numerous blows to the head every season. Those hits, according to a new study published in the online edition of the journal Neurology, may add up to brain injuries that impact learning for some players.

It is widely believed that raising "good" cholesterol levels lowers heart attack risk, but surprising new research finds evidence that this may not be the case.

Study: People taking the commonly prescribed antibiotic azithromycin -- better known as Zithromax or Z-Pak -- have an increased risk of sudden heart death. The risk is higher for those with heart failure or diabetes.

Whatever you call it -- joe, java, mud -- it is likely a key way to jump-start your day, and now new research suggests it may not only be good at that -- but it may make your life longer.

Infants who show developmental delays in head and neck muscle control may be at increased risk for autism, a new study suggests.

The CDC today released its annual state of the union’s health, and there’s good news and bad. We’re living longer, for example. But we’re also gaining more weight.

An FDA advisory panel says the agency should approve over-the-counter sale of the OraQuick home HIV test. Results take only 20 minutes. One problem: About 1 in 14 people with HIV will get a negative result.

With warmer weather on the way, the Environmental Working Group has just released a new edition of their popular sunscreen guide.

Surgeons in St. Louis have restored partial function to a 71-year-old man's hands, which had been paralyzed following a spinal cord injury sustained in a car accident two years before the surgery.

Scientists have developed a test that may be able to predict who is at risk for schizophrenia, a complex mental illness that is thought to run in families.

Aimee Copeland, the young Georgia woman battling infection with flesh-eating bacteria, reportedly has lupus. In this expert Q&A, rheumatologist Chaim Putterman discusses lupus and the risk of necrotizing fasciitis.

A new study suggests that a laxative-free “virtual colonoscopy” -- which uses computerized tomography, or CT scanning, to create a three-dimensional view of the colon’s interior -- can pick up about 90% of precancerous polyps that are 10 millimeters (0.4 inches) or larger.

Does high blood pressure run in your family? Keeping physically fit may lower your odds of developing high blood pressure by a third.

Sleepwalking may be more common than experts have estimated, says a California psychiatrist. "The numbers are very big," says researcher Maurice Ohayon, MD, PhD, DSc, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of the Stanford University Sleep Epidemiology Research Center. In his poll of nearly 16,000 adults, he found nearly 30% reported a history of sleepwalking. That included episodes in childhood and adolescence.

Acupuncture may allow people with the lung disease COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) to breathe a little bit easier.

This year in the U.S. about 50,000 children with autism will transition to young adulthood, and for many -- especially those without economic advantages -- this transition is far from smooth, new research shows.

The same bottle or toy that comforts small children may prove dangerous as they get older and more curious.

Starting your day off with an egg may help curb your appetite better than cereal, new research suggests.