The U.N. health agency says 35.6 million people worldwide currently live with dementia.

A federal appeals court is considering the constitutionality of requiring large graphic photos on cigarette packs to show that smoking can harm or kill smokers.

The study appears in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.

A new report by a group that funds training and promotion of dental therapists says the midlevel practitioners worldwide offer safe, competent care in locations with rare access to dentists.

Communications engineers who have adapted office printers and cell phone technology to relay results of babies' AIDS tests immediately say they're pleased to be helping to save lives.

The center needs about 500 pints of blood daily to meet the needs of the 100 hospitals it serves in Kansas and northern Oklahoma.

New research says obesity during pregnancy might increase chances for having a child with autism.

A self-employed builder from New Jersey hopes to be out of the hospital by Saturday, days after he accidentally shot a nail into his heart.

For the first time in nearly two decades, experts are trying to rewrite the definition of autism.

Sales of prescription painkillers are exploding in new areas, and experts are worried that's creating a wave of addiction.

The medical center cuts affected only administrative positions, not teaching staff.

Common conditions seen at Via Christi Clinic locations

Medical groups release a list of 45 tests or treatments that doctors prescribe that may be unnecessary.

U.S. spending on prescription drugs was nearly flat in 2011 at $320 billion. It was held down by senior citizens and others reducing use of medicines and other health care and by greater use of cheaper generic pills.

The FDA said in a posting late Tuesday that the counterfeits do not contain the active ingredient in Avastin.

Experts are recommending the Food and Drug Administration offer training, technology and expertise to developing nations in Asia, Latin America and other developing regions to assure the safety of more imported goods.

The closing comes after the Federal Trade Commission voted to close its investigation into the deal, clearing the last hurdle in its path.

Fair held from noon to five today.

Calls to 1-800-QUIT-NOW totaled more than 33,000 last week -- the first week of the ad campaign.

The Food and Drug Administration has rejected a petition from environmentalists that would have banned the plastic-hardening chemical bisphenol-A from all food and drink packaging.

Tobacco companies will be required to report levels of dangerous chemicals found in cigarettes, chew and other products, under the latest rules designed to tighten restrictions on the tobacco industry.

Hospital pharmacists are threatening to cut Italians off from their Viagra unless the government amends its plans to reform professions that have high entry barriers.

The survival of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul rests with a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology and, more particularly, in the hands of two Republican-appointed justices.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said 13 animals have tested positive for rabies in the state since the start of the year.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the numbers Thursday.