Former football player Lamar Campbell talks with CNN about his decision to donate his brain for research.
The Americans with Disabilities Act now requires public swimming pools to accommodate disabled swimmers.
A former quarterback and a retired linebacker lifted their once-sturdy frames onto a cold examination table.
Did you have a nasty case of food poisoning this year? Chances are that fruit or vegetables were the culprit.
A graduate student learns she no longer has health coverage, a requirement to stay at school. The problem: Her school was the insurer.
On one of the least diet-conscious days of the year, try on these 11 delicious and healthy recipes for your Super Bowl party.
Dr. John MacDonald's program and others like it show it's possible to make a difference in health in Haiti to some extent.
We hear that a loved one has cancer, and we're suddenly terrified, dazed, confused and physically stricken.
A federal background check failed to stop a mentally ill man who stands accused of shooting and then dismembering his mom from buying a gun .
Some Triaminic and Theraflu products are being taken off the market because the child-resistant caps failed to function properly, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
In January of 2011, at 25, I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. I went through four months of chemotherapy and eight weeks of radiation.
When we eat out, we tend to overdo it. While an occasional splurge is OK, if we're not smart about our menu choices, we may be hunting for a larger wardrobe.
Pick someone you know -- anyone at all -- and ask them this simple question: "Do you work out?"
An NIH working group issued recommends most federally supported chimpanzees be retired and taken to sanctuaries.
In what feels like a blow to egalitarianism, new research finds that husbands and wives who assign housework along traditional gender lines have more sex than those who split the chores more equitably.
"Silver Linings Playbook" is the first film I've seen in years that portrays mental illness in such natural and poignant terms.
A 26-year-old quadruple amputee injured in a roadside bombing is the seventh person to undergo a double arm transplant, doctors say.
When you only eat fruit, you're excluding a lot of valuable nutrients from your diet, says registered dietician Marisa Moore.
The NFL Players Association is negotiating for $100 million from the NFL for a study on player injuries, says a proposal obtained by CNN.
Meet the CNN Fit Nation team -- six iReporters just like you who will train with Dr. Sanjay Gupta for the Nautica Malibu Triathlon.
The dead can't speak. Their cell phones do.
Sister Cathy Buster raised $10 million to build affordable, safe, healthy housing for immigrant farmworkers in Florida.
Coinciding with this season's flu outbreak is an upsurge of a potentially deadly illness: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Five things you need to know about eclampsia, following the death of Lady Sybil Branson on "Downton Abbey."
Doctors identify activity in comatose former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's brain, but say this doesn't mean he has awareness.
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommends tighter restrictions on hydrocodone, found in prescription painkillers.
Flu activity is still high, but is decreasing in many parts of the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Fed up with the way people judged him before getting to know him, Brian Steel decided to photograph other people with disabilities and tell their stories.
ESPN "SportsCenter" host Hannah Storm suffered severe burns as the result of a propane grill accident at her Connecticut home on December 11.
Forget chicken soup or hot tea. There are a new batch of home flu remedies -- and they don't skimp on the alcohol.
New York City's ban on large, sugary sodas would disproportionately hurt small, minority-owned businesses, according to the NAACP and the Hispanic Federation.
The cry-it-out sleep training method is the subject of intense debate, passionate opinions and yo-yo research findings.
A revised definition collapses the medical distinction between problem drinking and alcoholism.
The Tonic Health tablet app uses colorful graphics and interactive features to ask patients' questions.
Unplanned pregnancies are a rising problem for the U.S. military, according to a study publishing next month in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Most couples tying the knot don't want to wait until the honeymoon to know if things are going to work in the bedroom, and would agree that having sex before marriage is an important way to establish if there's a basic level of sexual compatibility.
Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson wrote the book on love -- and learned some lessons in the process, she says.
I've earned how precious every breath is and how blessed I am to have so much love in my life.
Drama surrounding research on the deadly H5N1 avian flu continues, as 40 scientists urge work on the virus to continue in countries that have established guidelines on the safety and aims of the research. The United States is not among them.
Mariel Hemingway, granddaughter of acclaimed author Ernest Hemingway, explores the troubled history of her family in a new documentary.
A microscopic protein that has been found in the brains of professional football players after death may now be detectable by scanning.
When NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony announced earlier this month he was just finishing a 15-day fast, it caught even his closest allies off-guard.
A look at the years before and after Roe v. Wade, the ruling that legalized abortion 40 years ago Tuesday.
Bill Clinton did it. So did George W. Bush. Ronald Reagan kind of did it and it looks like President Barack Obama is doing it, too.
At your next doctor's appointment, you may be asked, "How are things at home?"
A new study suggests chimpanzees may show some of the same sensibility about fairness that humans do.
Thirty states are reporting high levels of flu-like illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's a slight uptick from last week.
A medical examiner's office exhumed the body of an Illinois lottery winner after toxicology results showed he died of cyanide poisoning.
A rare tropical disease called Guinea worm is closer to being eradicated, according to former President Jimmy Carter and other experts.
Lance Armstrong must face judgment from a different group of fans: those who have personal experience with cancer.
Armstrong admits to using EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone and corticosteroids. What are those and what do they do to the body?
Hundreds of veterans may have been exposed to viruses because insulin pens were used on multiple patients at a New York VA hospital.
Alexis Wineman shares her experiences as a person with autism who became Miss Montana and appeared in the Miss America pageant.
The death rate from cancer in the United States has dropped dramatically in the last two decades, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society.
The flu hasn't hit Europe as hard as it has in the United States, but when and if it does, don't expect a call to vaccinate everyone.
Fears and misconceptions often surround the flu vaccine: Does it really work? Will it make me sick? Could it hurt my baby?
As flu season rages across the United States, federal regulators say they have approved a new kind of vaccine for the virus.
Polar bear plungers believe swimming in the wintertime is "a boon to one's stamina, virility and immunity." Doctors aren't as convinced.
Shrimp pasta, steak and eggs, maybe a bacon cheddar double cheeseburger.
We are two ER physicians who see our patients becoming increasingly frustrated at getting more tests, but fewer answers.
A study saying overweight -- not obese -- people may live longer has made waves. Are we preoccupied with thinness?
Coca-Cola on Monday launched a new ad campaign aimed at America's obesity epidemic.
Cuban authorities said Tuesday cholera is back in Havana, after declaring in August that an earlier outbreak had been wiped out.
The early flu season has spiked a fury of "germaphobia" across the U.S. as the CDC warned that the flu has reached epidemic levels.
Your child's pediatrician isn't likely to ask whether you are giving your youngsters herbs or treating them to acupuncture.
Few were surprised that despite spending more on health care than any other country, Americans are getting sicker and dying younger than our international peers.
An early and severe start to the flu season has many health experts concerned. Here are answers to some common flu questions.
With the threat of the flu spreading across 47 states, every cough or sneeze within hearing range echoes like a warning shot and feels like a threat.
There's still much that's unknown about influenza. Here, three things we still don't know about the flu.
The spread of the flu across the United States appears to have slowed in some areas of the nation, but whether it has peaked is unclear.
This year's flu season, which began earlier than usual, is shaping up to be one of the worst in recent years, officials have said.
Until we get a handle on obesity, all the Obamacare in the world can't stop the ravages of metabolic syndrome, or the health care costs.
With dozens of states reporting widespread flu activity, it's important to protect everyone around you if you think you may be sick.
So you got a flu vaccine this season, and you've been reading about the flu epidemic. You might be wondering: Will the vaccine keep me healthy?
For almost 2,000 years, Western culture stopped on Sunday for about 24 hours. We need to bring that back, one doctor says.
Myths about flu vaccine can confuse people trying to decide whether to get a shot. Here are five common myths and the truth.
Parents of young children who get the flu may have a hard time finding an antiviral drug to help treat them.
The flu season has started and health officials say its more severe than usual. Here are some tips to keep your family safe.
Star NFL linebacker Junior Seau -- just 43 years old when he took his own life in May -- suffered from a neurodegenerative brain disease.
You feel worse by the hour. Your joints ache, your head feels heavy, you can't stop coughing, you're freezing even as your temperature keeps climbing, your stomach is upset, even your eyes hurt.
The common flu rarely kills the young and healthy, but the Schwolert family knows it can.
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring manufactures of insomnia products to lower the recommended doses.
Flu season has started earlier and cases are more severe than last year, with more than half of states reporting widespread activity.
Flu vaccine manufacturers say that despite reports to the contrary, there is plenty of vaccine available to any who want it.
IBM is developing a computer system that could theoretically customize healthy recipes based on your personal taste buds.
Smartphones and other gadgets can clearly have a negative impact on your relationship -- but they don't have to.
Despite spending more per person on health care, Americans are getting sicker and dying younger than our international peers.
Millions of high school-aged girls and women engage in binge drinking, which the CDC warns could lead to long-term effects or injuries.
If you use exfoliating soaps, you might not know those little beads may be made of plastic -- or think about what happens to them when they go down the drain.
For the third year in a row, the DASH Diet Eating Plan has been named the best overall diet by U.S. News & World Report.
James Durbin became an "American Idol" fan favorite despite his struggles with Tourette syndrome and Asperger's syndrome.
The U.S. is making progress in controlling some tumors, but rates of HPV-related cancers remain stubbornly high, an annual report says.
It's important that the medical community have the tools and knowledge to help mothers breastfeed -- or to figure out why they can't.
It's hard for parents of food-allergic children to keep them safe at school. But on top of the safety question is a social one.
The FDA proposed two new rules Friday that it estimates could eliminate up to 1.25 million foodborne illnesses each year.
The bulk of the law takes effect next year, but expect a few Affordable Health Care Act changes in 2013.
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