A report from a housing charity concludes that children who reside in congested housing run the risk of meningitis up to 10 more times.

Shelter has research into the consequence of poor housing on children

A new study suggests the experimental drug fingolimod may be effective in helping patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis.

If larger and more lengthy studies show patients respond well to the drug, it could offer MS patients the first effective treatment in a pill form.

Fingolimod is one of several oral MS drugs that are under development

A new study finds nearly 20 percent of Vietnam veterans suffered posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and almost 10 percent still had the condition 11 to 12 years after the war.

Columbia researcher Bruce P. Dohrenwend and colleagues say the results may indicate what's in store for Iraq war veterans.

They write, "Substantial similarities exist between Vietnam then and Iraq now... Both have been wars without fronts, in which it is often difficult to tell peaceful civilians from enemy combatants

According to middle-aged adults who are physically active are likely to reap the benefits years later.

Co-author Dr. Kushang V. Patel, of the National Institute on Aging in Bethesda, Maryland, told Reuters Health, "Our study shows that greater physical activity in your 30's, 40's, and 50's has beneficial effects well into the future by helping us maintain our ability to walk and function at older ages

Health officials in the country revealed Tuesday that some 100 Filipino children go blind every week because of poor nutrition, sickness or as a result of premature births.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque made the revelation that close to half a million people in the Philippines are blind and 62 percent of the cases are due to cataracts