Part III: Youth Dealing with Depression

It is a normal and appropriate response to disappointment and loss. But how do you tell whether your child or teen is experiencing normal sadness or suffering from clinical depression that may need expert help? Telling the difference can be difficult as the symptoms...

Texas health officials confirm 4 listeria cases

Texas health officials say four people have contracted a food poisoning known as listeria in an outbreak linked to prepackaged caramel apples. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced the illness was confirmed in at least 10 states, including...

New rival to Gilead hepatitis C drug approved

Patients with chronic hepatitis C have a new option for treating the liver-damaging virus, with the approval of a combination treatment developed by AbbVie. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the sale of a packaged treatment called Viekira Pak made by...

AstraZeneca cancer drug, companion test approved

” U.S. regulators on Friday granted accelerated approval to the first in a new class of targeted drugs for ovarian cancer, Lynparza from British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC. The drug is for women whose ovarian cancer is associated with certain defective genes and...