Study: Risk For Opioid Abuse Increases Following Surgery
Chronic use of prescription pain medications known as opioids is increasing at an alarming rate in the United States.
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Chronic use of prescription pain medications known as opioids is increasing at an alarming rate in the United States.
New high-tech tools could make your next dentist appointment pain-free and a lot more enjoyable.
In tonight's health watch, summer is prime time for concerts, but beware if you leave with ringing in your ears.
Instead of the common biopsy, doctors have been working on blood tests that can detect a cancer recurrence at the earliest, most treatable stage.
The CDC said there are still an average of more than 600 heat related deaths nationally, and many more heat illnesses every year.
The first real heat wave of the summer may be coming, and that means remembering how to prevent heat-related problems.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the problem hit home when his friend and former boss, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, endured an "excruciating" wait for a liver transplant in 2009.
There's a good chance children are nursing a sunburn this July 4th weekend.
Getting Parkinson's patients moving to moving to music might be just what the doctor ordered.
The agency also warns against using dough for play clay or homemade ornaments.
Turns out, there are four different types of people that are more likely to be a mosquito magnet than others.
When you hear the words artificial, implantable heart pump, you probably think major surgery and a very large device.
Scientists, oncologists, donors and patients plan to gather at Howard University for the daylong event.
If your eyes often itch in the morning, or if you wake up with inflamed eye lids, you could be suffering from eye mites.
A Long Island teenager will have to get a series of blood tests after she said she laid on a needle at Jone Beach.
