Bad Medicine

People with brain injuries may have varying levels of consciousness, and now researchers say they may have a way to measure a person's consciousness.

Cranberry juice may stall urinary tract infections, according to new research. Bacteria cells growing in lab dishes were stopped in their tracks by the compounds found in cranberries.

Vegetarians had significantly lower risk of death compared to meat-eaters among 73,000 people, published today in JAMA.

Two separate studies suggest how obese patients might be treated by doctors.

Fast-food restaurants' claim of having healthy menus falls flat in a new analysis showing that they are only marginally healthier than 14 years ago.

Public support for certain gun control policies is strong, according to a new book.

Even in the lean, belly fat can raise the risk of kidney disease, and scientists may know why.

Busted: Sex doesn't burn hundreds of calories and other rampant obesity myths.

Here are 5 falsehoods of the raw philosophy of the raw vegan diet.

Some have serious implications of fraud, while others are just plain humorous.

Almost magically, exercise on healthy side led to muscle gain on weaker side.

The brain consumes loads of calories and plant matter couldn't do the trick for prehumans.

Confusion and doubt still linger nearly two years since vitamin-D guidelines were issued.

Exactly how mind games boost brain activity remains a mystery, scientists say.

Here are the properties of green tea that may prevent breast and prostate cancers.

That's 600,000 years of potential life lost, and $6.6 billion in lost productivity.

The worse outbreak of whooping cough in 50 years prompts CDC to urge kids and adults to get vaccinated.