Prescription doses can treat chronic pain, muscle spasms and nausea—but there are still downsides to the drug.
Researchers now suspect a single bacteria is to blame.
After a century of stagnation in treatment, compelling discovery could usher in new medications.
From inspirational to informational, Health Beat delivers you a daily dose of stories you don't want to miss. Here are the best of the best from 2016.
Researchers combined HIV vaccine and immune-stimulating drug to create disease remission in monkeys.
The undertaking would chart the types and properties of all human cells, building the ultimate reference map of the human body.
Findings suggest promising areas for future study of this condition, which causes patches of white skin and hair.
The research is preliminary and plenty of work remains, but an animal study shows promise.
Residents will have a chance to get involved in the Precision Medicine Initiative, which aims to enroll 1 million people.
It's time to re-think that daily ritual for your little ones. Most children only need to soak in a tub a few times a week.
Decades-old documents show researchers were paid to influence scientific thinking to make fat the enemy, not sweets.
Specialist says patients should steer clear of clinics that 'sell hope' through unregulated stem cell treatments.
