In addition to being costly, hospital intensive care units are constrictive for patients. Hoping to remedy that, one medical facility is testing the notion of a virtual intensive care unit where patients are free of wires and beeping machines.

Here's some info hot off the presses: During extremely hot periods, the temperature in cars can rise to over 160 degrees, and the inside of mailboxes can reach almost that high as well.

In the health care world, babies are different creatures than adults. Although babies can get some of the same diseases as adults, they may show different signs and need different treatments.

Starting in the fall of 2012, cigarette packages will display graphic images along with health warnings in an effort to persuade smokers to kick the habit. A new study finds the new messaging will likely work.

Drug maker Pfizer is contemplating an over-the-counter version of its cholesterol drug Lipitor, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing sources familiar with the effort.

Menopause can be a rough time. Women suffering from hot flashes, bone density loss and night flashes are usually willing to try diet changes to alleviate their symptoms.

Thinking about how much you’re eating is just one extra thing to worry about with everything else that’s going on. So instead, make your world a friendly mindless eating environment.

Following surgery to remove a cancerous prostate, the cure rate is extremely high among most men. Researchers now know two lifestyle factors can change those odds.

Recreational activities such as golfing, hiking and swimming might do more than provide for a fun family weekend. They also appear to cut your risk of peripheral arterial disease, the narrowing of leg arteries.