German researchers announce Friday acupuncture therapy is an effective treatment for tension headache sufferers.

The ancient Chinese therapy cuts by half the rate of headaches in a study of 270 people

Echinacea does not strengthen the immune system, nor does it help fight the common cold, according to a new study by the University of Virigina School of Medicine.

The herbal remedy turns out to be no more effective than a placebo, said the study, which is published in Thursday's "Journal of Medicine"

Professor, Sir Richard Doll, the epidemiologist and former Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University, has died at the age of 92.

Sir Richard, along with Professor Austin Bradford Hill, of the Medical Research Council were the first two scientists to link smoking with lung cancer

A teenage girl who was hospitalized 200 times after her mother made her believe she was gravely ill, asks a judge to allow visits from her.

Jennifer Bush's attorney tells a judge her client is ready to move on and see her mother, while her mother's attorney says the elder Bush would also like to reunite with her daughter

Australian drug manufacturer, Amrad, wins a U.S. patent for therapeutic antibodies used to treat asthma and other respiratory diseases.

According to an Asia Pulse report, the Melbourne-based biotech company signed a joint collaboration agreement with U.S.-based pharmaceutical Merck & Co Inc at $112 million, excluding royalties on product sales