Seventy per cent of Canadians believe prescription medications are prescribed more often than necessary and one-third do not believe the Canadian healthcare system meets their needs, a recent Leger Marketing study indicated.

When pollen counts are high, many Californians turn to over-the-counter allergy medications, which can leave them groggy, or shots, which can be unpleasant. But as alternative medicine and natural health remedies have become increasingly mainstream, a swe

WASHINGTON — For years, you've been able to walk into a drugstore or health food outlet and buy a host of "probiotics'' — natural dietary supplements such as Acidophilus or Lactinex — off the shelf to treat conditions such as children's eczema

USA Today on Monday examined how "traditional Navajo healing is merging with modern medicine" at the Page, Ariz.-based Banner Page Hospital. About 50% of the patients at the hospital come from a nearby Navajo reservation. "Hospitals have long struggled

The Atkins diet may have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques.