Posted: 5:34 PM Federal health regulators are taking a look at the germ-killing ingredient in most of the anti-bacterial soaps sold in the U.S.

Posted: 5:32 PM Suicides among middle-aged Americans have climbed over the past decade, health officials say.

Posted: 5:21 PM Autism researchers announced a new network Thursday that’s intended to increase the number of brain samples with which they have to work.

Posted: 11:40 AM Food and skin allergies are on the rise among children, but experts aren’t sure why.

Posted: 11:38 AM Women’s groups are critical of the Obama administration’s decision to appeal a court order lifting age limits on access to the morning after pill.

Posted: 11:37 AM A new study finds that adults are less worried about the children using steroids than about alcohol, bullying, marijuana and STDs.

Updated: 1:31 PM A British police force will track dementia patients by using GPS.

Posted: 1:24 PM A woman posed as a nurse and even accompanied doctors on rounds, a hospital says.

Posted: 12:59 PM A woman disfigured in a lye attack six years ago revealed her new face Wednesday.

Posted: 5:02 PM The morning-after pill will be available over the counter, the FDA announced Tuesday.

Posted: 5:01 PM A toddler born without a windpipe now has one and it was grown from her own stem cells.

Posted: 5:01 PM The FDA is going to investigate foods to which caffeine has been aded and their potential effects on children.

Posted: 2:09 PM Hospitals are seeing a surge in products and strategies for fighting stubborn superbugs.

Posted: 2:08 PM An 8-year-old girl has received a kidney that was donated by her former kindergarten teacher.

Posted: 2:07 PM Federal regulators have rejected two marketing applications for HIV drugs.

Posted: 2:05 PM Three defendants have been sentenced in an organ trafficking case.

Posted: 11:08 AM A former salsa king has donated $20 million to a Texas children’s hospital.

Posted: 6:09 PM Federal health officials are detaining imports of cucumbers from a Mexican company linked to salmonella cases in 18 states.

Posted: 12:39 PM Scientists have identified a hormone that offers hope for diabetes treatment.

Posted: 12:37 PM A large study of a possible HIV vaccine has been halted.

Posted: 4:25 PM A high-tech device will be used to identify counterfeit malaria pills in an effort that could lead to use of the device worldwide.

Posted: 2:30 PM A new poll finds most Americans aren’t taking steps now to prepare for a possible need for long-term care later.

Posted: 2:13 PM The FDA said Monday it has expanded approval of a prostate cancer drug.

Posted: 11:05 AM The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons has asked a federal judge to stop the Texas Medical Board from accepting anonymous complaints.

Updated: 2:45 PM Federal regulators are assuring parents that it's safe to buy toys, if they're careful.