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.

Updated: 4:52 AM A University of Denver student has a confirmed case of tuberculosis. Left untreated, it can be fatal.

Posted: 4:24 PM The CDC's latest report indicates that 28 people have died in connection with an outbreak of listeria traced to Colorado-grown cantaloupes.

Posted: 12:09 PM The FDA says Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix wasn't tied to psychiatric problems, according to the results of two studies. The results are not final, however.

Posted: 9:47 AM Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay the government a big settlement over charges it illegally marketed its drug for a condition called an overactive bladder.

Posted: 10:17 AM Government research shows residents of the Midwest and West are more likely to have suicidal thoughts than the rest of the nation.

Posted: 10:11 AM An FDA report suggests a standardized rating symbol for food that can help shoppers quickly identify the best products.

Updated: 10:59 PM A new study shows that annual mammograms could lead to more extra tests that women don't need. The rate of false alarms goes down when women get screening every other year instead.

Posted: 6:00 PM A government panel is poised to recommend against a popular routine blood test for prostate cancer, reports say.

Posted: 12:14 PM Mesa County health officials are reporting Colorado's first confirmed case of influenza of the season.

Posted: 2:45 PM A new study finds that about a quarter of Americans now have to travel farther to reach the nearest hospital trauma center.

Posted: 10:27 AM Health officials say drunken driving has fallen 30 percent in five years, and last year was at its lowest mark in nearly two decades.

Updated: 2:53 PM Illnesses in half of the states in the nation have now confirmed illnesses related to Colorado-grown cantaloupe. The listeria outbreak has grown to include 116 confirmed illnesses and 23 deaths.

Posted: 2:51 PM A new study addresses one of the most worrying questions faced by men with prostate cancer: What are my chances of losing sexual function after treatment?

Posted: 9:22 AM The vaccination against whooping cough fails after about three years, a new study suggests.

Updated: 6:43 AM Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is recalling multiple lots of birth-control pills because of a packaging error that could lead to incorrect dosing and unintended pregnancies.

Posted: 4:12 PM An FDA official has written to the Corn Refiners Association to express concerns about rebranding high fructose corn syrup as "corn sugar."