American employees who take advantage of employer-sponsored health benefits have watched their health coverage premiums more than double over the last ten years. This year, the decade-long trend was broken when the average premium for single coverage did not see a statistically significant increase. In addition, a number of other health benefit related statistics [...]

Each year, an estimated 56,300 people in the U.S. become newly infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS—in part because about one-quarter of the more than 1.1 million Americans believed to be living with HIV don’t know they are infected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV is transmitted primarily [...]

Men over the age of 65 who are diagnosed with localized prostate cancer and choose the conservative approach of “watchful waiting” are living longer. Opting out of undergoing more aggressive treatment is working for many.

Since its first national census in 1790, the United States has counted its population every ten years in order to apportion seats in the House of Representatives. But over the years, the process evolved into more than just a head count used to divide political representation and today includes information on social issues most [...]

A government investigation into problems consumers have with the health insurance industry has uncovered widespread use of deceptive practices, such as the use of statistically manipulated Ingenix database products to reduce payments for services provided by doctors outside their networks, driving up out-of-pocket expenses for patients. Investigators also discovered that over a five-year period, three [...]

Health risks gained may outweigh pounds lost by using weight loss drug orlistat. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Early Communication regarding an ongoing safety review of the drug after receiving a total of 32 reports of serious liver injury in patients taking orlistat.

The first ever gene linked to human sleep behavior has been revealed. Although the National Institutes of Health maintains that adults need seven to nine hours of nightly sleep in order to maintain good health, a group of researchers from the University of California in San Francisco have found an exception to the recommendation. [...]

Almost everyone headaches at one time or another, but for millions of Americans who have migraine, they are more than just an occasional annoyance, they are often disruptive and debilitating. The pain is severe throbbing on one or both sides of the head that can last for hours or even days and is often [...]

After studying a large number of medical conditions for HealthNews and dealing with countless amount among the members of my family and close friends, I had never heard of a case of whooping cough until yesterday. When my doctor suggested I start a course of antibiotics for my cough, I almost laughed. Pertussis? The [...]

As if you need a reason for that jam grocery cart full of fresh produce, another study gives results just reinforce what Mom has always said that vegetables are good for you. Not only are cold and crisp vegetables and perfect for a summer day, engaging in what is known as “vegetable protein” may [...]