New York Times - Health

An ovarian cancer test prompts questions on regulation and risk, and experts worry it may mean unneeded surgery.

Many men may have unrealistic expectations about life after prostate surgery, leading to high levels of regret.

Dr. Weller was a tropical-medicine specialist whose tissue-culture research in 1949 made development of the Salk and Sabin polio vaccines possible.

A salad with many variations on a theme of yogurt, cucumbers, garlic and fresh herbs.

The diabetes drug Byetta was linked to four more deaths in patients with pancreatitis, adding to two deaths announced by federal regulators last week.

Dr. Thomas Graboys’ memoir of dealing with Parkinson’s disease stands out as a small wonder.

The complications from concussions, a signature injury of the Iraq war, often are not recognized in singular ways.

Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been suffering from dementia for at least the past eight years, according to a memoir published by her daughter.

Stanford University is concerned about the practice that has led drug makers to pay for the annual refresher courses of most of the country’s doctors.

Yogurt is a bona fide superfood with live bacterial cultures that make it unique. Today’s recipe for drained yogurt makes a great spread or dip.

A new virus that infects the world’s most dangerous mosquito could one day be manipulated to kill it or prevent it from transmitting malaria.

Compared with their peers in 1991, high school students today are less likely to be sexually active, and when they are, more likely to use condoms.

Getting older doesn’t have to mean getting frailer.

Chewing gum after abdominal surgery may help in recovery, British researchers found in a review of several small studies.

Consumption of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, the widely used food additive, may increase the likelihood of being overweight, a new study says.

A diagnosis of prostate cancer comes with a flow of percentages and test figures, but precision is still elusive.

Exclusive breast-feeding may be associated with vitamin D deficiency and rickets, recent research suggests.

Years ago neurologists noticed a strange pattern of people suffering strokes shortly after seeing chiropractors.

A public service advertisement about the impending transition from analog to digital TV is targeting the elderly.

In the Olympic men’s marathon, there is no way to tell by looking at a runner whether he will win, place or come in last in a race.