A Canadian researcher finds that taking antidepressants while pregnant may increase the risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder. But others say the real culprit may be depression itself.
Versions sold over the counter are based on older formulas and make tight control of blood sugar harder. But they're cheaper and might save a patient with diabetes whose alternative is to go without.
When Gov. Dannel Malloy pushed to tax hospitals in 2012, he said the money would come back to the institutions through state funding. Now he's reneging, and the hospitals are threatening a lawsuit.
The state is the first to get federal permission to use Medicaid funds to pay for residential treatment for people battling addictions. The goal: get people healthy and save on other medical costs.
It's a good-news trend in public health: Teens and young adults are less likely to drive while impaired than they were 12 years ago. But the study didn't ask specifically about marijuana.
Sipping on rum punch at the office party may be festive, but too much alcohol can lead to behavior that might embarrass you later. Read our tips on staying in control and take our survey.
Codeine can trigger rare, but life-threatening, breathing problems in kids. Food and Drug Administration advisers want to more tightly restrict the drug's use by anyone under 18.
Producers of poultry, cattle and pigs continue to use more antibiotics, according to the latest government data. That's despite more pledges from food companies to sell meat raised without the drugs.