Heroin overdose deaths are climbing at an alarming rate rising 37 percent from 2000 to 2013, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

When you go to any grocery store, you are likely to see a whole host of gluten-free products.

More than one out of every five high school girls report being physically or sexually assaulted by someone they dated.

The financial stress of the last recession likely contributed to a recent increase in suicides among middle-aged Americans.

A new marijuana study is comparing the risks of smoking pot to the risks of using other drugs.

People with low levels of vitamin D appear to have an increased risk for type 2 diabetes even if they're not overweight.

There may be some new help for congestive heart failure patients.

Scientists are calling it a "remarkable new advance" against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

A new study taken over the span of two decades finds U.S. teens are getting less sleep than ever before.

We all know our vision usually diminishes as we get older, but for some of us it can lead to an injury called a retinal tear.

Today, research shows Americans eat out, on average, often close to five times a week.

You can have a healthy heart with nice clear blood vessels, eat all the right foods, exercise and not smoke and you can still develop a serious form of heart disease.

It's easy to think of chocolate when you want to express your love especially around Valentine’s Day.

Researchers say as many as one in ten Americans may be living with a brain parasite and not even know it, according to a study from the University of Arizona.