The FDA has approved nonprescription Zyrtec-D, an over-the-counter allergy drug for people age 12 and older.

  Combination therapy including TNF-inhibitors along with an older drug known as methotrexate (MTX) can slash the risk of heart attack in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

  Botox injections may ease shoulder pain from osteoarthritis, researchers tell the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting.

  Extra weight, metabolic syndrome, and parental diabetes make kids more likely to become diabetic adults, experts report in The Journal of Pediatrics.

  The holidays should be about making good memories, not about making things perfect. These 5 tips start you on your way to happy holidays.

  People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are overweight or obese may be less likely to go into remission when they are treated with a combination of conventional disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and steroids than their thinner counterparts, a study shows.

  Women who use oral contraceptives have an increased risk of developing cervical cancer, but the risk drops quickly once the pill is stopped.

  Baby boomer women are concerned about how to care for their aging parents, but few are planning for it, according to a survey by AARP.

  The number of bleeding ulcers and other gastrointestinal complications has increased since a class of pain drugs called Cox-2 inhibitors fell out of favor due to their increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a new study.

  Active patients taking a mild painkiller for acute low back pain don't get any extra help from spinal manipulation, researchers find.

  Eating at least 10 grams of fish per day may make for a sharper mind, new research shows.

  Roughly 1 in 5 U.S. adults smoked cigarettes last year, the same percentage as in 2004, after a 7-year dip in CDC smoking statistics.

  The FDA has approved revisions to a "black box" warning for the anemia drugs Procrit, Aranesp, and Epogen; changes expand previous warnings.

  Shock-absorbing athletic shoes and clogs designed to protect and cushion the feet may be bad for arthritic knees, a study shows.