Omega-3 fish oil supplements can improve attention in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) just as much as drug treatments, but only in those whose blood levels of omega-3 are low, trial results showed on Wednesday.

An Australian judge will rule this week whether Johnson & Johnson hid the risks of its vaginal-mesh products and damaged the organs of women, in the latest ruling in worldwide litigation against the US company over the devices.

Many patients with severe but stable heart disease who routinely undergo invasive procedures to clear and prop open clogged arteries would do as well by just taking medications and making lifestyle changes, US researchers reported on Saturday.

The Nairobi Summit ended on Thursday with a road map of actions to transform the world for women and girls as promised in Cairo, Egypt 25 years ago.

Apple Inc on Thursday launched an app that will let users of its devices to enroll in three health studies, allowing them to share health-related data for medical research.

Over 800 women die each day from preventable causes during pregnancy and childbirth while some 232 million women want to prevent pregnancy but are not using modern contraception.

Spanish health authorities confirmed Friday a case of a man spreading dengue through sex, a world first for a virus which until recently was thought to be transmitted only by mosquitos.

At least one in five people could not afford science's 'ideal diet' designed to feed 10 billion people without hurting the planet, according to a study published on Friday.

Heavily pregnant Rachel Gokavi spends most days shut away in her New Delhi home, desperate to shield her unborn child from the toxic air blamed for soaring miscarriage rates and infant deaths.

Psychology can be a huge factor in your diet's success.

No one wants blisters while showing off their new shoes, so you may want to prepare the shoes and your feet before walking with them.

Checking your phone right before bed may expose you to the threat of a sleeping disorder.

A blood test that may be able to detect breast cancer up to five years before symptoms develop could be available by 2025 if development is fully funded, UK researchers said.

A ban on smoking in Austrian bars and restaurants took effect Friday, making it one of the last European countries to stub out the habit in indoor public places after years of protracted debate and protests.

Google agreed Friday to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion in a move giving the US tech giant a fresh entry in the wearable technology space and helping it ramp up its challenge to Apple.

A young woman in Texas who remained awake for her brain surgery was able to speak to doctors during the procedure – and viewers form around the world looked on, as part of the operation was livestreamed on Facebook.

New preliminary research has found that tucking into an avocado on toast could help lower levels of "bad" cholesterol.

Evidence is weak for whether medicinal cannabis treatments can relieve mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression and psychosis, and doctors should prescribe them with great caution, researchers said on Monday.

New Australian research has found that young mothers appear to be more likely to have a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

If going to the gym sounds too much, yoga is said to be one of the best workouts you can do to prevent osteoporosis.

The 75-year-old Joanna Perez Osuna spends up to six hours a day walking the streets of of Badalona, chasing after digital ghosts, dragons and monsters of Pokemon Go.

A new German study using epidemiology, psychology, neural imaging, and geo informatics shows that green spaces in cities help preserve their population’s mental health.

The deadly Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains an "urgent" global health emergency, The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday at its Emergency Committee meeting.

Remember that anyone can experience mental health issues at any point of time, irrespective of gender, age and ethnicity.

When Ashwini Sivananthan felt a lump in her right breast, she knew almost instinctively that something wasn’t right. 

Based on data from the Basic Health Survey (Riskesdas) in 2018, hypertension affects 34.1 percent of Indonesia’s adult population, with kidney failure the most common result of the disease.

US health officials said on Friday there may be more than one cause behind the nationwide outbreak of serious lung illnesses linked to vaping, and that they have not yet seen a meaningful drop in new cases.

There are many dreadful ways to die; preventable tobacco-caused lung and heart diseases rival the Inquisition. They’re the biggest killers in Indonesia. And the kids are getting hooked. The number of under-18 smokers is rising.

New UK research has found that if a woman experience stress before or during their pregnancy her baby’s brain development could be affected.

To help you take care of your own mental health, today and throughout the year, here we round up four lifestyle changes that can be easily made to help boost our mental well-being.