You might be tempted to spend your summer vacation days enjoying fresh seafood at beachside restaurants. But recent outbreaks of bacteria known as Vibrio may make you reconsider that temptation.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new medication to prevent malaria from coming back.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever medication to treat smallpox.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a class-wide warning for a group of antibiotics commonly used to treat urinary tract and respiratory infections.

If you are spending time outdoors this summer, you may come into contact with poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac. Here's what you need to know.

Quitting smoking is hard, but millions of people have been able to do it, and you can, too.

A recent study found a possible link between organic solvents and increased multiple sclerosis (MS) risk in people with genes that make them more susceptible to developing the condition.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new device to treat breathing trouble tied to severe emphysema.

Tropical storm and hurricane season is already here, but it's not too late to make sure you and your family are prepared.

Fewer middle and high school students are using tobacco products than in recent years, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. But there's still work to be done.