Less expensive options could save over $4 billion a year in U.S. health care costs, study suggests.

But analysis finds exposure to the controversial chemical is short-lived, with health effects unclear.

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But vegetable-based low-carb plans lowered death rates from cancer and heart disease, study finds.

Long-term effect of exposure to PFOAs, PFOS compounds still unknown, researchers say.

Finding could help spot the disorder early, when treatments are most effective, researchers say.

Pediatrician offers tips to start the school year right.

The ω-3 fatty acids found in fish oil are able to reduce obesity-related inflammation and insulin resistance by stimulating the anti-inflammatory effects of the G protein-coupled receptor 120, which is found only on pro-inflammatory macrophages in mature fat cells, according to a study in mice published in the Sept. 3 issue of Cell.

More study needed on early treatments to alter course of the bowel disease, researchers say.

Personal highs, lows less important than events shared with others, researchers say.

Kidney transplant recipients with interstitial fibrosis and subclinical inflammation after one year are at an increased risk of transplant failure, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Infrequent gazing at others without prompting may be a tip-off, researchers say.

Findings highlight need to vaccinate against H1N1, seasonal flu, researchers say.

Issue gets too little media attention, spokesmen say.

5 years of meds such as Boniva, Fosamax almost doubles chances, but actual risk still low, researchers say.

The common practice of using a sucrose solution to provide analgesia for newborns undergoing painful procedures may alter newborns' facial expressions but does not appear to reduce pain activity in the spinal cord or brain, according to research published online Sept. 1 in The Lancet.

Instead, depressive symptoms likely to increase, study finds.

Use of acetaminophen in children may increase the risk of asthma, eczema, and rhinoconjunctivitis, according to research published online Aug. 13 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Plantain and broccoli soluble plant fibers inhibit the translocation of Escherichia coli across microfold epithelial cells and Peyer's patches, but an emulsifier in many processed foods increases it, according to research published online Sept. 2 in Gut.

Statins, asthma meds, antidepressants and stimulants top the list.