Coffee drinkers who worry about the jolt of java it takes to get them going in the morning might just as well relax and pour another cup.

Vidant Health said Wednesday that Dr. David Herman, current president and chief operating officer, will assume the role of chief executive officer beginning July 1.

The U.S. government launched an ambitious push to develop new treatments for Alzheimer's on Tuesday with a first prevention study of high-risk patients and tests on an insulin nasal spray that has shown promise in earlier studies.

What you think might be healthier versions of junk foods really are not.

The Time magazine cover photo of a mom breast-feeding her 3-year-old son has been generating a lot of debate. But health experts say the real issue is that too few babies that could benefit from a mother's breast milk are getting it

The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision.

Sunscreen confusion won't be over before summer after all. The government is bowing to industry requests for more time to make clear how much protection their brands really offer against skin cancer.

Shocking or no big deal? A woman breastfeeding her 3-year-old son is the cover photo of this week's Time magazine for a story on "attachment parenting."

Federal drug regulators on Tuesday affirmed landmark study results showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill can also help healthy people avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS in the first place.

The Nash County Health Department and North Carolina Division of Public Health are investigating at Ribeyes Steakhouse in Nashville.

Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, largely because they don't even realize they can get it and are slow to recognize the warning signs, researchers say.

Lab results have confirmed that some packages of unpasteurized soybean tempeh from a North Carolina company were contaminated with salmonella.

Prolonged periods of sitting may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes in women, a new study finds.

Tossing out President Barack Obama's health care law would have major unintended consequences for Medicare's payment systems.

Now friends of Junior Seau wonder if the San Diego icon hoped his death might leave a greater legacy than any of his amazing feats on the gridiron.

New research questions the practice of restricting pacifiers for breastfeeding babies.

One step closer to a cure for AIDS – that is the implication of results out Wednesday from from several leading research centers

Federal prosecutors have charged 107 people, including doctors and nurses, in seven U.S. cities, accusing them of taking part in schemes to cheat the Medicare system out of $452 million through phony billing.

An organ donation group says more than 100,000 people used a new Facebook feature the first day to declare they are donors.

New research suggests that starting breast cancer screening at age 40 might be worthwhile for some women who have a higher-than-average risk of the disease, for example because their mother had cancer.

Health officials in Buncombe County are trying to figure out the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than two dozen people.

A Raleigh health care center for the elderly has lost its Medicaid and Medicare funding after federal authorities found serious violations with patient care.

More medical school students from the east are graduating and landing in the family medicine field--than any other medical school in the country.

Do you know how long you can keep ketchup and mayonnaise in your refrigerator? The life span of your favorite condiments may be shorter than you think.

U.S. health officials say only 13 percent of U.S. adults have high total cholesterol. That may seem incredible in a nation where two-thirds of adults are overweight.