Medical experts in Nigeria found that Pfizer Inc. violated international law in 1996 by testing an unapproved drug on children with brain infections, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.

According to the report, which was written five years ago but never released, the Nigerian government did not authorize Pfizer to give the unapproved drug Trovan to almost 100 children and infants who were being treated for an often deadly strain of meningitis in Kano

Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine are studying the effectiveness of a drug for patients with chronic hepatitis B that is currently being employed to treat HIV.

Adrian Di Bisceglie, M.D., chief of hepatology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine says many Hepatitis B patients currently take an antiviral called Hepsera

Researchers from Brown Medical School and the Rhode Island Department of Health have found a strong link between mothers with symptoms of postpartum depression and those with colicky infants.

The study is the first to establish an association between colicky babies and postpartum depression using a large sample of demographically diverse women

A recent study shows spraying flu vaccine into the noses of babies and preschoolers offers them significantly more protection than shots.

The study found the spray vaccine was 55 percent more effective than traditional flu shots when given to nearly 8,000 children under 5

A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal provides even more reasons for expectant mothers to drink their milk. Researchers found that women who rarely drank milk during their pregnancy gave birth to smaller babies compared to women who drank more milk.

According to the March of Dimes in the United States, low birth weight accounts for one out of every 13 babies born each year, and it's the culprit in 65 percent of infant deaths