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Most people probably don't know how long a bottle of sunscreen has been sitting on a store's shelf, but it's been for more than two years, the product will no longer protect your skin from sun burns and skin cancer.
It is a life changing experience for any family to deal with cancer but when the patient is a child it can be overwhelming. That's where organizations like the Valerie Fund come into play.
A new clinic will make it much easier for veterans on the east end of Long Island to get medical care.
So many people want to buy smaller, more fuel efficient cars to save money, but some think they just can't fit.
New Jersey is the first state to require hospitals to check newborns for congenital heart defects. Gov. Chris Christie signed the measure into law, requiring hospitals to perform a test which determines the amount of oxygen in the blood before a newborn is discharged.
Radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer, says a new study put out by the World Health Organization that now lists cell phones in the same category as pesticide, DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee.
Girl Scout Elle Malinow has sold hundreds of boxes of Girl Scout cookies, but she's never tasted one. The 7-year-old Dix Hills girl has celiac disease which means her diet has to be gluten-free.
Sports drinks and energy drinks are increasingly popular with children and teens, but a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics says most kids who play recreational sports don't need sports drinks.
More than 1.25 million times a year, someone has a heart attack in this country. Most will actually survive a first heart attack but often with damage to the heart muscle, damage that eventually, perhaps years later, catches up with the victim and causes heart failure.
A jury awarded a Connecticut couple $58 million Wednesday after their baby was born with severe injuries in what the couple's attorneys called the largest medical malpractice verdict in state history.
Would you want to know how long you're going to live? In the coming months, it could become a possibility. A new blood test is being developed that could give you a look at your longevity.
The New York Democrat said brain tumors are the second most prevalent cancer for children. His National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act would coordinate research into the causes and ways to prevent the disease.
We all know how wildly popular video games are, but many parents are disturbed by the violence of some games that their children or teens play. But could playing those violent games actually benefit whole neighborhoods in a very unexpected way?
The substance is most often sold in small convenience stores. It causes hallucinations, paranoia, delusions, suicidal behavior and violence as well as chest pains and increased blood pressure.
New government figures show that more women are choosing to give birth in the privacy of their own homes.
