The Bush administration is restricting the ability of states to expand Medicaid in an effort to prevent them from offering coverage to families of modest incomes.

  The drugs most widely used to manage aggressive outbursts in intellectually disabled people are no more effective than placebos for most patients and may be less so.

  Merck agreed to pay a Swiss company, Addex Pharmaceuticals, as much as $702 million to help develop a new schizophrenia drug.

  Health officials were searching for airline passengers who may have come in contact with a 30-year-old woman infected with a hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis on a flight from India.

  The way to lose weight in 2008 is the same as it has been every other year, because the basics of good nutrition have not changed.

  Disorganization may be a person problem, not a house problem.

  In moderation, the right beverage can bring cheer on a cold winter night. But will it really warm you up?

  In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, a study found.

  Are athletes a special group? And, if so, do they fare any differently if they see doctors who are athletes?

  The smoking rate among New York City?s teenagers is now far lower than among teenagers nationwide, due mainly to high taxes and curbs on public smoking, officials said.

  Thanks in part to Oprah, the neti pot is having what can only be termed a moment.

  Now that first impressions are often made on the Internet, people are strategizing about how to virtually convey who they are, and crafting an e-version of themselves that appeals to multiple audiences.