Family Practice

Product can be harmful to nursing infants

...according to The Center for Environmental Health, which said some Montana vinyl products that were manufactured in China contain high amounts of lead, CBS News reports.

DENVER — State health officials warned residents of a southern Colorado town Wednesday to stop drinking and cooking with tap water because they said it might be linked to a salmonella outbreak.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Those Type A go-getters aren't the only ones stressing their hearts. Nervous Nelsons seem to be, too.

As many as one in three U.S. children have been ridiculed or threatened through computer messages, according to one estimate of the emerging problem of cyberbullying.

In a busy holiday kitchen, be extra conscious of food safety

The genetic makeup of brothers and sisters may indicate who is next in line to get heart disease, a new study finds.

For 26 years, Dr. Joseph Lalka has been a family doctor, treating 3,000 patients in his cramped office in Chatham, N.Y., a small town nestled in the rural northern part of the state.

School board approves pills and patches for students ages 11 to 13

But guys are more likely to use Web for sensitive medical topics, study says