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A southwestern Michigan woman who went into her burning mobile home to try to rescue her 4-year-old son has died from severe burns.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the supplemental New Drug Application for ABILIFY for the treatment of irritability associated with autistic disorder in pediatric patients ages 6 to 17 years, including symptoms of aggression towards others, deliberate ...

The Emerging Technologies Conference at M.I.T. ended a few days ago with a focus on developing universal flu vaccines.

Watch Perry Barsky play racquetball, and you're hard-pressed to believe he could barely use his arm a few years ago.

Two EMTs helped a 30-year-old Roxbury woman deliver her baby on Thanksgiving Day.

As only the second JAK inhibitor to enter phase III trials, Incyte's INCB18424 has already attracted a fair amount of attention.

A 52-year-old man who was shot last mouth has died and a woman accused of shooting him will likely face a stiffer charge.

Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.

Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Wednesday announced the end of a research partnership with Novartis AG, but said Merck & Co.

Pfizer will expand its China R&D operations by adding facilities in central and western China, according to a Reuters story.

Dr. David Boston from the Southwest Washington Medical Center gives advice to help people avoid caloric catastrophe this holiday season.

Every Tuesday, patients at Miami Children's Hospital get a visit from a foot-tall therapist who doesn't make them exercise or ask them how they feel.

In this May 11, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama , center, speaks about health care in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.

Older people who report pain are also more likely to get injured in a fall, according to a new study.

Human Genome Sciences Inc. said Wednesday it has filed for marketing approval of its hepatitis C drug Zalbin.

A 16-year-old Ledyard, Conn. High School student has died three days after he collapsed while playing in a junior varsity football game.

Nov 25 - Asian banks and financial shares dipped Wednesday, as investors sold after weaker-than expected U.S. economic data.

A division of Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that federal regulators granted full approval to an HIV drug designed to treat patients who have stopped responding to other treatments.

Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer has been hospitalized due to recurring symptoms from groin surgery in September.

QLT Inc. has agreed to pay US$20 million to settle a legal dispute with Massachusetts General Hospital.