Karen Rowan

New York City was the site of 58 percent of all cases.

After plateauing for a few years, the U.S. infant mortality rate is dropping again.

Kids eat more when they're using big plates, a new study says. Alas, the effect was not seen when it came to eating vegetables.

Not getting enough sleep isn't good for the swimmers, a new study from Denmark says.

By staying awake all night, we burn more calories than scientists thought we would.

Most women don't know that IUDs can be used after sex to prevent pregnancy, researchers say.

Several supplements advertised as sexual enhancements contain hidden drugs, the FDA said today.

In a new study study, the risk of a baby developing whooping cough was cut in half for mothers who were vaccinated against the disease before pregnancy.

"Poop transplants," which involve transferring fecal matter from a healthy person into the colon of a infection patient, are an effective way to treat people infected with drug-resistant bacteria.

One-third of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, but the rate varies widely from state to state, a new report says.

The ACL is unlike other ligaments in the knee, and needs surgical reconstruction if it's torn.

A fungal infection called Valley Fever is on the rise in the Southwest U.S., with Arizona seeing the biggest rise in cases, according to a new report.

Getting too little sleep during the workweek may lead to weight gain, according to a new study.

Children whose parents divorce are more than twice as likely to suffer a stroke at some point during their lives than other children, according to a new study.

Children with autism may be more likely to think about or attempt suicide.

Scientists had hoped to find genes that played large roles in autism, but that search has been frustrating, researchers said.

In the U.S., women's life expectancies ranged from 86 to 74.

Changes in the current health care system are needed to address the growing problem of mental health conditions among baby boomers, a new report says.

Women with a family history of the disease had a higher risk than those without, researchers said, but both groups lowered their risk by a similar proportion by maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

When it comes to eating red meat, cooking method may make a big difference in how meals affect prostate cancer risk. And grilling isn't the worst thing to do, researchers said.

Increasing the length of time that babies are breast-fed may not lower their risk of becoming obese during childhood as previous research has suggested, according to a new study from Europe.

Women in a new study who received false positive mammogram results were psychologically affected for years after the experience.

Spending some time in the sun might lower the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new study says.