A new study finds that surgically implanting tubes in a child's eardrum to help drain a middle ear infection doesn't guard against developmental problems later in life

Consumer advocates are asking Congress to investigate the Food and Drug Administration's plans to return silicone gel-filled breast implants to the market.

Last month, the FDA announced it would approve Mentor Corp's silicone implants if the company meets certain conditions

The first indications of the West Nile Virus, this year, have been reported in Arlington County, Virginia, health officials report Wednesday. The virus was found in mosquitoes that were caught in traps in the northern portions of the county.

"Finding these infected mosquito pools is important because we know the virus is active now," Aftab Hussain, vector control supervisor at the Arlington County Environmental Health Bureau tells the Washington Post. "This means the chance that people will get bitten by infected mosquitoes has increased

A firm in Singapore claims that it has developed a biochip that will drastically reduce the time and cost of diagnosing the mosquito-born Dengue fever. Attogenix Biosystems have invented the innovative chip.

According to Reuters report, the chip is capable of detecting the dengue virus employing a process called molecular diagnostics

Ever wonder why your teeth chatter when you're cold, or if it really is possible to catch a disease from sitting on the toilet?

A New York physician is laying many of these questions to rest with his new book, "Why do Men Have Nipples?"