The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin.

Federal inspectors at U.S. border crossings repeatedly turned back filthy, disease-ridden shipments of peppers from Mexico in the months before a salmonella outbreak that sickened 1,400 people was finally traced to Mexican chilies.

Nearly 200 people across the country have been sickened after taking the vitamin supplement Total Body Formula, United Press International reported Sunday.

The contraceptive pill is being blamed for the death of a 24-year-old woman who was using it as part of her acne treatment.

A study finds that people who are depressed and taking prescription antidepressants drive poorly compared to people who are not taking medication.

Blood tests to check levels of vitamin D are on the rise as doctors and patients react to headline-grabbing research that suggests having too little may not only hurt your bones — it might increase your risk of certain cancers or heart disease.

An eye-opening survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive dying patients. And, researchers said, doctors "need to be prepared to deal with families who are waiting for a miracle."

British researchers say chewing gum may help normal bowel function return quicker in people who have had colon surgery.

Skin is in. But is getting nude right for you?

Federal regulators are working on a stronger warning label for a widely used diabetes drug after new deaths were reported despite earlier warnings.