Wearable devices, like wrist phones and fitness trackers, have become one of the most popular trends in recent years. But drivers may get in on the action, with Ford training its high beams on wearable health monitors, which it hopes to use in its vehicles with the goal of increasing driver safety.

A real-world chronic kidney disease comparison makes an important point about how positive science and health outreach gets done.

If you suffer from migraines, you know how debilitating the pain can be; and we know you'd do anything to make them go away

Researchers have been able to identify a gene that determines maleness in mosquitoes, and if that were introduced into females it could potentially help wipe out the vector for the Zika virus infection. This method could also be applied to fighting other diseases such as yellow fever, Dengue and Chikungunya.

A large fraction of studies on humans at major academic centers listed on clinicaltrials.gov are never reported. Over one-third never come to light, and many others take far too long. This leads to a distortion of science-based public health.

It's easy to be led astray by trusting to logic when evaluating health advice. But sometimes logic is borne out by science, as in the case of a recent study of prevention of knee arthritis by weight loss in overweight and obese women.

Chest pressure. Shortness-of-breath. Cold sweats. Individually, these symptoms could be signs of some minor health issue. Or taken together, they can be misdiagnosed signs of a heart attack especially if you re someone under 40.

Imagine going to a family get-together and seeing the same face on both your mom and your second cousin. Or not being able to recognize either one of them. Welcome to the frustrating world of the face-blind. But a new test hopes to improve on previous ones that have kept sufferers in the dark.

A new study of older American men with low testosterone levels, and some symptoms of it, benefited from testosterone supplementation. Not all the studied parameters improved, but most did, including sexual function.

Compounding pharmacies are part of a Justice Dept. probe for healthcare fraud. One involves Aspire Rx, which makes a pain cream called Rx Pro that's promoted by Favre, the former NFL great. The investigation comes amidst a backdrop of recent hazardous practices that have led to many deaths and a range of disabilities.