As Kenya's leading psychiatrist, Frank Njenga has been championing the cause of better mental health care for more than three decades.

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Mind over matter? Or nature over nurture? What is it that separates Olympic legends like Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps from the millions of enthusiastic amateurs around the world?

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The cold hard reality is that America does not need to reform health care, it needs to transform health care, Dr. Otis Brawley says.

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Joe Palese took his first yoga class in the 1990s, right as the practice began gaining in popularity in the United States.

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A school system in upstate New York, where more than a dozen female high school students are suffering from uncontrolled verbal outbursts and twitching, said it has hired a company to review environmental testing within the school and community.

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Johnson & Johnson announced Friday it is voluntarily recalling a single lot of Aveeno Baby Calming Comfort Lotion after a test by the Food and Drug Administration found it contained more of a form of bacteria than specifications allow.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it had detained shipments of orange juice and concentrate from Brazil and Canada after finding traces of the unapproved fungicide carbendazim.

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The founder of a breast implant firm linked to a health scare has been charged. So what is wrong with the implants? What are the risks?

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The world's largest collection of athletes' brains is being used to understand exactly what hits on the field are doing to the brain.

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will inject $750 million into the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced Thursday at the World Economic Forum.

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Working long hours appears to substantially increase a person's risk of becoming depressed, regardless of how stressful the actual work is, a new study suggests.

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Men in their 70s and 80s may be more likely than women of the same age to develop the memory loss and cognitive problems.

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School meals will have to offer fruits and vegetables to students every day under standards issued by the United States Department of Agriculture on Wednesday.

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After surviving a pulmonary embolism, Bryan Ganey left the hospital against his doctor's advice, determined never to return.

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Rick Warren shed 60 pounds on a religious diet-lifestyle program. Now the pastor is helping his congregation at Saddleback Church lose weight too.

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Two women who had gone legally blind from untreatable eye diseases had dramatic improvements in their vision after injections of human embryonic stem cells, making it the first documented time these controversial cells have helped someone.

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The Supreme Court has turned aside a motion from a political advocacy group that sought to argue Justice Elena Kagan should not participate in the upcoming blockbuster appeals over the constitutionality of health care reform.

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An organized mind enables full engagement in a healthy style of life. Author Margaret Moore explains how you can tap into your ability to be organized.

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Think you suffer from a "psycho" boss? A small but growing body of global research suggests you might be right.

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Andrew Weil challenges Paula Deen to a cook-off, saying he can cook food that tastes as good or better without adding high levels of fat and sugar

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Twelve female students from Le Roy Junior Senior High School in upstate New York are experiencing a mysterious medical condition. Their symptoms include stuttering, uncontrollable twitching movements and verbal outbursts.

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Resuming sexual activity is perfectly safe for most heart patients, according to new guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA).

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Can a patient be rejected from a kidney transplant based on a developmental disability? A New Jersey mother alleges in her blog that this happened to her 3-year-old daughter, and it has sparked an Internet uproar.

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Don't want to leave home? Check out the new online video streaming services being offered for less than the price of a gym membership.

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A man opens fire in a national park, killing a ranger who was attempting to stop him after he blew through a vehicle checkpoint.

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Connectivity was the name of the game at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, especially when it came to health-related products.

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Follow this guide to destressing your life and the next few weeks just might be the most serene and fulfilling of the year.

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Five ways to know when your doctor isn't right for you and your kids, and how to make the switch to a better one

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Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno has been hospitalized for minor complications from his ongoing cancer treatments, his son told CNN Friday.

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Studies have estimated that a third or more of U.S. schools have mold, dust and other indoor air problems serious enough to provoke respiratory issues like asthma in students and teachers.

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A federal judge disclosed former presidential candidate John Edwards has a life-threatening heart condition, a court source confirmed to CNN.

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For years, doctors around the country taking an exam to become board certified in radiology have cheated by memorizing test questions, creating sophisticated banks of what are known as "recalls," a CNN investigation has found.

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The secret to a long, healthy life in America? According to longevity researchers, it may be to act like you live somewhere else.

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Two medical education groups and 130 medical schools signed on to first lady Michelle Obama's initiative to "train the nation's physicians to meet the unique health care needs of the military and veterans communities," the White House announced Wednesday.

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The company that inspected a Colorado cantaloupe farm at the center of a deadly listeriosis outbreak ignored federal regulators' "best and most timely" advice on processing produce, a congressional committee has found.

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Women undergoing in-vitro fertilization should have only one or two embryos transferred during the process, depending on their age, says a study published Wednesday in the British medical journal The Lancet. Transferring three or more embryos during any IVF cycle should be avoided when possible, researchers say.

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The parents of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who died of cancer in 2008 have pleaded guilty to attempted involuntary manslaughter in his death.

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More than 1,000 South American women who have breast implants made by a bankrupt French company are taking legal action to get money for replacement surgery, attorneys said Tuesday.

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A new study suggests mindful eating -- paying close attention to enjoyment, hunger and fullness -- can help limit calories.

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The cost of rescheduling travel means that many business and leisure travelers fly sick, spreading germs wherever they go.

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A 61-year-old man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison for helping engineer a $14.2 million Medicare fraud, including hiring parishioners at the church he co-lead to help with the scheme, the federal government said.

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Losing a loved one can bring overwhelming feelings of grief, depression, and anger. For some people, the shock and stress of bereavement may even bring on a heart attack.

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Machinery problems at a drug manufacturing plant prompted the FDA to warn patients of a possible mix-up affecting various prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs.

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German medical groups joined the French health ministry Friday in recommending that women seek removal of breast implants made by a French company, saying they need not hurry but the devices could pose eventual health problems.

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Pharmaceutical company Novartis on Sunday voluntarily recalled a number of over-the-counter drugs -- including certain bottles of Excedrin and Bufferin -- due to complaints about mislabeled and broken pills.

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Does your metabolism grind to a halt after 35? Can certain foods rev it up? Answers ahead?and they're good.

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The last time you went to the doctor's office, you probably got some numbers representing your pulse, blood pressure, maybe even cholesterol and weight. But what does that really mean for you?

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A new study suggests that age-related cognitive changes are under way as early as our mid-to-late 40s.

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A Vietnamese man is recovering Friday, one day after what was being hailed as a successful surgery to remove a 198-pound (90-kilo) tumor from his right leg.

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In a vegan café in New York City, Nisha Moodley pushes a glass crusted with the remnants of a berry-açai-almond milk smoothie across the table and begins listing the foods she excised from her diet six years ago.

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The death of a 7-year-old Virginia girl from a suspected peanut allergy at school has raised questions about how prepared school officials are to handle sudden reactions in children.

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Obese people who decide to undergo stomach surgery to speed weight loss may lower their risk of having -- and dying from -- a heart attack or stroke, according to new research.

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People will lose lean muscle and accumulate body fat more easily if their diets contain too little protein and too much fat and carbohydrates.

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Young children are far more likely to experience attention and hyperactivity problems if their mother develops diabetes during pregnancy and they are born into a poor or lower-middle-class household, a new study suggests.

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A fitness phenomenon gaining popularity at gyms and senior centers across the country lets participants exercise to the beat of their own drums -- literally.

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"People think health only has to do with your physical being, but for me, it's so much more," the actress and activist says.

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David Frum says basic aspects of American life cause the obesity epidemic -- and while Michelle Obama's campaign is a good move, a cure won't be easy.

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Medical marijuana advocates are hoping state governments can succeed where their efforts have failed by asking federal authorities to reclassify pot as a drug with medical use.

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