McGill University of Montreal has found that patients in private room intensive care are less likely to develop infections than those in multi-bed intensive care units.

Popular bottle rocket fireworks are responsible for serious eye damage and even loss of vision in children, according to a study at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

P. acnes, the bug that causes pimples, might also cause infection from contaminated skin, according to new research.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary has released a report outlining national health care expenditures.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have announced new standards and guidelines for fluoride in drinking water.

Health care professionals base much of their work on practice guidelines issued by experts. New research shows that this might be problematic.

Much research has been done that illustrates the dangers of second-hand smoke. Now, a new study shows that "third-hand smoke" is also harmful to your health.

5a-reductase inhibitors (5a-RIs), drugs that treat conditions associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH, or prostate enlargement), have been shown to produce sexual side effects in some patients.

Healthcare-associated infections, also know as nosocomial infections, are all too common. A new study has found one way to reduce such infections in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

More Americans are tuning to the Internet to get their health and medical news, a recent study shows. But is the information they're getting valuable?