Posted: 6:24 AM Former President George W. Bush will travel to Africa to raise awareness about cervical and breast cancer.

Posted: 4:23 PM Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. says regulators approved marketing of its eye drug Eylea, an injection designed to treat a common cause of blindness in senior citizens.

Posted: 8:57 AM The Food and Drug Administration has declared the blockbuster drug Avastin should no longer be used in breast cancer patients because there's no proof it extends their lives -- and it is causing dangerous side effects.

Posted: 4:18 PM Health officials on Thursday released their annual report on sexually transmitted disease, and found chlamydia and gonorrhea rates continued to grow last year.

Posted: 1:57 PM An Illinois man has pleaded guilty to charges he shipped unwanted penis enlargers to diabetes patients as part of a Medicare fraud scheme.

Posted: 9:59 AM Birth rates for young women have dropped for the third consecutive year. The trend was consistent in most age groups and races.

Posted: 6:45 AM The American Cancer Society has marked November 17 as the 36th Great American Smokeout to help current smokers kick the habit.

Posted: 2:54 PM Johnson & Johnson has begun removing two harmful chemicals from its iconic baby shampoo and other baby products in the U.S.

Posted: 10:13 AM A new study suggests that people with certain blood types are more likely to suffer a stroke.

Updated: 1:14 PM In an effort many 9-year-olds will cheer, Congress wants pizza and french fries to stay on school lunch lines.

Posted: 1:38 PM A Pentagon study found that there's more than 200 military programs studying brain injuries and psychological health, but no way to share findings.

Posted: 12:07 PM Flu season has returned to El Paso County, as the first case requiring hospitalization was reported Monday.

Posted: 10:34 AM Federal health scientists say Pfizer's best-selling vaccine Prevnar is at least as effective as a competing vaccine from Merck at helping prevent potentially deadly infections in adults

Posted: 11:11 AM Doctors are recommending that every child be tested for high cholesterol by around age 10 to prevent heart disease later in life.

Updated: 6:51 AM Abortion opponents say they might revive their defeated "personhood" ballot initiative in Mississippi. They also say they're still pursuing life-at-fertilization ballot initiatives in six other states -- Florida, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Nevada and California.

Posted: 11:16 AM Some tumors grow too slowly to be a threat, and others grow too quickly to be fought. Therefore, a new study says the type of cancer has more to do with survivability than does early detection.

Posted: 9:47 AM Medicare says seniors with high prescription costs have saved more than $1 billion thanks to the new health care law.

Updated: 10:40 AM Now that it's getting colder, it can be tempting for you or your teen to want to hit the tanning bed to keep some of that summer glow. But this new study may have you thinking twice about the reason your kids are hitting the tanning bed.

Posted: 8:32 AM Whether sipping beer, wine or whiskey, women who drink just three alcoholic beverages a week face slightly higher chances for developing breast cancer compared with teetotalers, a study of more than 100,000 U.S. nurses found.

Posted: 4:41 PM Doctors at Stanford University's children's hospital have separated two twin girls who were joined at the chest and abdomen.

Posted: 4:28 PM A study suggests that women who drink just three alcoholic beverages a week face a slightly higher chance of developing breast cancer when compared to women who don't drink.

Posted: 11:06 AM The Food and Drug Administration says Merck's cholesterol drug Vytorin helps reduce heart attack, stroke and related problems in patients with kidney disease, a potential new use for the blockbuster drug.

Updated: 11:05 AM President Obama plans to sign an executive order instructing the FDA to take action to reduce drug shortages.

Posted: 10:16 AM Should the anthrax vaccine be tested in children? A government advisory panel is considering that question.

Posted: 4:49 AM A major government study is challenging a once-common type of screening for lung cancer.