A survey of almost 700 internists and rheumatologists made by the National Institutes of Health showed that 50 percent of American doctors regularly prescribe placebo to patients.

Similar surveys made in Denmark, Israel, the United Kingdom, Sweden and New Zealand showed identical results

A recent survey of Massachusetts residents on healthcare shows many people are still struggling to pay for healthcare despite more people having health insurance there than nationwide.

Almost 97 percent of adults there have health insurance since the state mandated coverage two years ago, but some say they still can't afford health care, according to a survey conducted by the Boston Globe and the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation

The pill popping days of Americans will soon be over, another victim of the economic crisis. After a number of cancer patients in the U.S. have reported cutting back on medical treatments due to soaring costs, the next item in line for cost cutting are prescription drugs.

Dr. James King, chairman of the American Academy of Family Physicians confirmed seeing patients who no longer buy Lipitor, a cholesterol-lowering drug, due to its high cost. "People are choosing among gas, meals and medication," King told the New York Times

Suicides rate has been steadily rising in the U.S. since 1999, with the bulk of the increase among middle-age adults, according to a study released Monday by researchers from the John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The new findings has perplexed researchers since previous sociological studies identified the middle age as a general time of relative security and emotional stability. While the six-year analysis, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, showed that the suicide rate in the U.S. went up to 11 per 100,000 people in 2005 from 10.5 in 1999, the bulk of the increase was among people between ages 40 to 64

The local leaders of Alberta want to be on record that the province will be the first to make residents' medical information available online.

Initially Albertans will be able to view vital personal medication information such as vaccination records. This will be followed by other pertinent data until all needed statistics and records such as prescriptions, x-rays and laboratory test results are in