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Soaring prices for prescription medicines for impotence and other problems have put the remedies out of reach for some. Without insurance coverage, Viagra and Cialis cost about $50 a pill, triple their 2010 list prices.
Can you imagine paying $15 for one Tylenol, $8 for a tissue or $50 for a tongue depressor?
For 10-year-old Amanda Grabel, her asthma was so severe, it became life threatening.
His doctors can't explain it, but a Manhattan man who went blind in 1997 has now regained most of his sight.
Currently, the ten qualifying conditions include cancer, HIV or AIDS, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, neuropathy, inflammatory bowel disease and some spinal cord injuries.
On Thursday, nurses at Ocean County schools were being taught to use Narcan spray -- the antidote to combat a heroin overdose even if a victim isn't breathing.
A new study in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention analyzed health records of more than 200,000 white people and found that just one drink of alcohol a day raised the risk of melanoma by 13 percent.
State Sen. Jeff Klein said an investigation into New York City public school cafeterias found "stomach-turning cases" of mice droppings, flies, roaches and rat activity in public school cafeterias.
A remedy for aches and pains, sleeping problems, and even weight loss may be just a touch away. It's a modern spin on ancient healing art that's helping some people find much needed relief.
In the aftermath of the Ohio State University stabbing attack, many schools are stepping up the training on how to stay safe.
Eight-year-old Jackson Silver was born with epidermolysis bullosa, or EB for short. His hands, body and esophagus are covered in blisters.
The final rule prohibits lit tobacco products in all living units and indoor common areas, and all outdoor areas within 25 feet of housing and administrative offices.
They have transplanted pancreatic cells into two patients who are now off their insulin more than a year later.
Seat belts often save lives, but in some cases they can also do harm. Part of the problem is that they're made as if one size fits all.
Prescription glasses can cost hundreds of dollars a pair, but now some online companies are selling them for a small fraction of what they cost at brick and mortar stores.
