Psychotic illnesses may develop earlier in those who smoke marijuana compared to those who do not smoke the plant.

A new study from the University of Haifa finds girls who spend more time on Facebook, the social networking Web site, are more likely to develop eating disorders.

A new study finds more than one in three hospitals in Australia house malnourished patients, and as many as 70 percent of patients in nursing homes are malnourished.

A newly proposed federal regulation would ensure that students who are enrolled in health insurance through their school or university would receive the same benefits afforded by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

A report supported by the European Union-funded project Eurocancercoms says funding for children's cancer research is too low to sustain improvements.

Many diabetics are unaware that their kidneys have been damaged until the disease has already taken its toll, according to UK researchers.

Brain devastation resulting from stroke and head trauma is often due to the overproduction of a substance in the brain called glutamate . A new method of therapy may prevent this from happening.