Changes put in place by the food industry are in response to the campaign against childhood obesity that Michelle Obama began waging three years ago. More changes are in store.

The FDA approved the daily pill is called Osphena, designed to treat menopausal symptoms that make the vaginal tissue thinner and more fragile, causing pain during sexual intercourse.

Experts are scratching their heads about possible reasons for an increase in advanced breast cancer among young women.

The Food and Drug Administration says it is gathering information about the death, but has shut down all studies of the drug Amgen in children.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas recognized six hospitals with its Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care program.

The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth said in a release that former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop died peacefully in his home in Hanover on Monday. They did not disclose a cause of death.

Koop served as surgeon general under Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He was outspoken on public health issues and did much to elevate the office.

A Spanish study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Feb. 25, showed the Mediterranean diet was able to help people who were at high risk for cardiovascular disease more than a low-fat diet.

Scientists hope using 3D printing technology might offer a speedier method with more lifelike results in developing prosthetic ears.

Women may have higher levels of a protein in their brain called FOXP2, which has been linked to verbal communication.

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds 11.3 percent of daily calories consumed by adults in 2007 through 2010 came from fast food.

The FDA says kids who are given codeine for pain relief following procedures to remove their tonsils or adenoids could experience fatal breathing problems.

The new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found this year's influenza vaccine was only 9 percent effective against one of the included strains for seniors 65 and older.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment encourages Kansans to be safe and exercise caution during and after the recent winter storm.

State Emergency Management Director and Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli said Thursday the concern is that people will overexert themselves, have slip-and-fall accidents or suffer frostbite.

Researchers conducted a trial that showed 12 acupuncture treatments could reduce seasonal allergies and the need to take allergy medicine.

In 2010, the CDC reported, there were 38,329 drug overdose deaths nationwide. Medicines, mostly prescription drugs, were involved in nearly 60 percent of overdose deaths that year, overshadowing deaths from illicit narcotics.

The Flint Hills Community Health Center of Emporia received Recognition from the Patient-Centered Medical Home 2011 program.

Different experts offer different views on potential links between a person playing violence video games and later exhibiting violent behavior.

In the past week, the FDA has sent nine warning letters to firms marketing flu-fighting products.

It would create the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center at the medical center in Kansas City, Kan.

The March of Dimes held a kickoff luncheon Friday for its upcoming March for Babies walk.

Monster Beverage Corp. will change labeling on its cans, including the notable addition of the drink's caffeine content.

Two-year-old Miah Stewart is living proof of the benefits of research into fixing heart defects in children.

Sixteen people who smoked synthetic marijuana were hospitalized with kidney problems last year in six states, including Kansas. All recovered but five of them needed dialysis.