The Food and Drug Administration warned the medical community on Friday regarding heparin after learning that some of the facilities still had supplies of the contaminated blood thinner.

A large number of hospitals, medical societies and pharmaceutical organizations were warned despite a recall by the California Department of Health and the FDA's own recall monitoring. Baxter International Inc., the largest supplier of heparin, also showed gaps in the recall response

At least 10 people have died and 130 others are sick in Afghanistan's western Herat province after eating wheat contaminated with a poisonous plant, officials said.

A toxic weed, locally called 'charmak' grows alongside wheat in the area and contains chemicals that can affect the liver, causing the disease, the World Health Organization said

Women who ate foods recommended by a well-known diet for reducing high blood pressure had a lower risk of heart disease and stroke than women whose diets were normal, a new study has found.

Women who adhered to the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), which is high in fruits and vegetables and low in animal protein, significantly lowered their risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, according to a study published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine

A new study shows that resveratrol, the antioxidant found in red wine, kills cancer cells from the inside and improves the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy cancer treatments.

Researchers, led by Paul Okunieff, M.D., chief of Radiation Oncology at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center, showed that the natural antioxidant from grape skins and red wine crippled the function of pancreatic cancer cell's core energy source or mitochondria

Help for chronic dry eye could be as easy as eye drops. A Massachusetts researcher told AHN Media he thinks he has found an effective treatment for dry eye syndrome (DES).

M. Reza Dana, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., Director of Cornea and Refractive Surgery Services at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) Cornea Service and colleagues at Schepens Eye Research Institute conducted a study using topical eye drop applications to relieve symptoms of DES