Health

President Richard Nixon used the phrase "war on cancer" in signing the National Cancer Act of 1971. Forty years later, scientists say our understanding of cancer has outgrown a military analogy.

The name implies health care for the poor in exchange for tax breaks. But it turns out it's not that simple.

Republican Congressman Paul Ryan and Democratic Senator Ron Wyden have a plan.

Today, the FDA decides whether to sell the morning after pill over-the-counter. Over-the-counter drugs can often make drug makers a lot more money than prescriptions.

Pfizer's blockbuster cholesterol drug loses patent protection December 1. It could have happened sooner.

A new line of helmets are built to not just cushion the blow but provide data as well.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting this morning that teenage girls in the U.S. are having fewer babies than ever before.

More employers are charging overweight workers or those who smoke more for health insurance.

The Supreme Court meets today to decide on the fate of a number of cases. Among them is the suit surrounding the legality of the Affordable Care Act.

The individual mandate that would require all Americans buy health insurance is one of the heated issues coming to the Supreme Court as it considers the constitutionality of Obamacare.