People who are depressed and taking prescription antidepressants are poor drivers, new study suggests. A team of researchers from the University of North Dakota put 60 people through a driving simulation to test steering, concentration and reactions.

Thirty-one of the participants were taking at least one type of antidepressant while 29 control group members were taking no medication with the exception of oral contraceptives in some cases

It isn't just the 47 million Americans that lack health insurance who aren't able to afford to see a doctor anymore, a new survey finds that nearly a quarter of Americans have reduced the number of times they see their doctor to save money.

National Association of Insurance Commissioners researchers found that 22 percent of respondents were cutting back on visiting the doctor to cut costs, often putting their health at risk as a result

For the first time, Britain has allowed an oral antibiotic used to treat chlamydia to be sold without prescription, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said on Wednesday.

People over 16 will be able to buy the azithromycin pill Clamelle, manufactured by Icelandic drugmaker Actavis, after testing positive for the infection. The drug will also be made available over-the-counter (OTC) for their sexual partners. The new regulation will come into effect later this year

More than 1,000 people died from overdoses of the painkiller fentanyl created in illegal laboratories during a two-year span, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A federal investigation began after a cluster of deaths was reported in Chicago and New Jersey two years ago. By 2006 more clusters were identified in Philadelphia, Detroit and other cities. The CDC found 1,013 deaths nationally between April 2005 and March 2007, peaking in June 2006

Physicians, medical schools, hospitals and health organizations are planning to create the world's largest online medical encyclopedia, it was announced on Wednesday.

Known as Medpedia, the site will be free and available to the public just like Wikipedia and will be written and edited by volunteers when it launches at the end of this year. Contributors to Medpedia must have an M.D. or a Ph.D in a medical field