Vice President Dick Cheney got good news Saturday from doctors who said his heart was beating normally for a 67-year-old man who has had four heart attacks. ...more

July 13, 2008

Where Is Money Going? Regarding "Crumbling Infrastructure Needs Bold Vision, Action" (Commentary, July 06): ...more

July 13, 2008

Cholesterol drugs for 8-year-olds? This aggressive new recommendation for warding off heart disease in some children has stirred a furious debate among pediatricians since the American Academy of Pediatrics issued it Monday. ...more

July 8, 2008

For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems. ...more

July 7, 2008

More than 100 aircraft representing several decades in the history of aviation recently took flight in Riverview. ...more

July 2, 2008

More than 100 aircraft representing several decades in the history of aviation recently took flight in South Shore. ...more

June 27, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration warned doctors Monday that prescribing a certain group of psychiatric drugs to seniors suffering from dementia can increase their risk of death. ...more

June 17, 2008

The stress from deepening debt is becoming a major pain in the neck - and the back and the head and the stomach - for millions of Americans. ...more

June 11, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The stress from deepening debt is becoming a major pain in the neck - and the back and the head and the stomach - for millions of Americans. When people are dealing with mountains of debt, they're much more likely to report health problems, too, according to an Associated Press-AOL Health poll. And not just little stuff; this means ulcers, severe depression, even heart attacks. ...more

June 9, 2008

Aggressively treating diabetes doesn't prevent heart problems and deaths any better than standard treatment for lowering blood sugar, Australian researchers reported Friday. ...more

June 7, 2008