A new study shows chicken pox is slowly being eliminated as more and more children - some 90 percent in the U.S. - are receiving a preventive vaccine.

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association,

As a way to fight childhood obesity, schools should limit the availability of soft drinks, the American Beverage Association says on Tuesday.

ABA President and CEO Susan Neely is to formally announce the organization's policy recommendation Wednesday at the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Seattle.

Houston is known as the "City of Syrup" because the abuse of codeine-fortified cough syrup among the city's youth is so widespread, a local researcher says to The Associated Press.

The reputation is reflected in a trial that begins Tuesday of six pharmacists charged with illegally dispensing the highly addictive prescription cough syrup codeine with promethazine.

Sydney-based biotech giant Biotron Ltd claims it has developed a new anti-HIV compound capable of acting against strains of HIV that can't be treated with existing drugs, reports Asia Pulse

The company says that its "Virion" compound can open a new treatment for AIDS patients.

A new study indicates prices for the brand name prescription drugs associated with older patients, rose at a pace which was three times higher than inflation during the first quarter.

However, generic drug prices were nearly flat for the same period, leaving many to wonder what made brand name drug prices soar.