FDA Limits Usage of Nizoral (Ketoconazole) Oral Tablets

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking several actions related to Nizoral (ketoconazole) oral tablets, including limiting the drug’s use, warning that it can cause severe liver injuries and adrenal gland problems and advising that it can lead to harmful drug interactions with other medications.

Knees Buckling Under Pressure

Your body weight and your job may be putting considerable pressure on your knees. This pressure could lead to a medical condition called knee osteoarthritis.

From Cataract Surgery to Glaucoma

While surgery can improve the cloudy vision caused by pediatric cataracts, new research suggests it may also increase a child's risk for another eye disease called glaucoma.

Controlling and Surviving Two Diseases

Diabetes brings with it a host of other possible health problems. Now, people living with diabetes have one more important reason to keep their disease under control.

Seeing a Doctor to See Better

Having trouble seeing, or visual impairment, is a very common problem in the United States. Among older people, visual impairment is even more common. Fortunately, for many, the solution may be very simple: go and see a doctor.

Kids Misbehaving Years After Mom Lit Up

Giving a child the best shot at a healthy life starts with a healthy pregnancy. Smoking during pregnancy may do more than just physical harm to the baby — behavioral problems may surface years later in the child.

FDA Permits Marketing of First US Test Labeled for Simultaneous Detection of Tuberculosis Bacteria and Resistance to the Antibiotic Rifampin

The US Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay, the first FDA-reviewed test that can simultaneously detect bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) and determine if the bacteria contain genetic markers that makes them resistant to rifampin, an important antibiotic for the treatment of TB.

Drop the Weight and the Diabetes Risk

People with prediabetes have high blood sugar levels, but not high enough to be called diabetes. Although they're heading in the direction of developing diabetes, they can turn things around by dropping some pounds.

Taller Cancer Risks for Women

In 2012, the average height of American women over the age of 20 was a just fraction over 5’3”, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new study has found that women who were taller than average had taller health risks.

Is Country Mouse or City Mouse Safer?

If rural roads and cornfields beckon your soul, you may think the usually slower pace of life in the country is a safer place to live than in the bustling city. But you might be surprised.