Kansas' Department of Health and Environment and Safe Kids Kansas both strongly recommend you have working Home CO detectors this winter.

The morning-after pill should be prescribed in advance to teens just in case they one day need it, says the country's leading medical society of pediatricians.

As adults age, they're more likely to experience declines in memory and cognitive abilities. New research suggests that smoking might significantly speed up those declines.

Bounce houses, castles, moonwalks and other inflatable bouncers are injuring U.S. children at "alarming" rates, according to a new study.

Company spokeswoman Katalin Coburn says officials are eager to begin shelling and processing this year's crop, which is about 98 percent harvested.

For the study, researchers analyzed data from an ongoing study of aging that involved nearly 8,800 participants who were an average of 66 years old, a majority of whom were females.

A patient from Qatar has been confirmed with a new type of coronavirus, but it has shown no signs of being easily transmitted like the related virus that caused the 2003 global SARS outbreak, Germany's national health institute said Friday.

Retired Brig. Gen. Deborah Rose doesn't seem the picture of a heart attack, but she learned in July that, when you least expect it, it can happen to you.

A new study suggests mammograms find some tumors that wouldn't be a problem, but must be treated as doctors don't know which ones are harmless. Researchers say mammograms also fail to catch some dangerous tumors. The American Cancer Society says the study should "be viewed with caution."

Abortions saw their biggest one-year decrease in at least a decade, according to new figures.

Dina Zaphiris, a pet owner and dog trainer from West Hills, Calif., is working with researchers at the Pine Street Foundation to teach dogs how to detect ovarian cancer from a person's breath.

Researchers at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand have found out that sex not only brought adults the most pleasure, but it made them the happiest, had the most meaning and engaged them the most out of a list of everyday activities.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new flu vaccine for adults that is not egg-based, although it hasn't yet been tested on people with egg allergies.

Gynecologist Dan Grossman's research led to Tuesday's recommendation that oral contraceptives be made available over the counter to reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancies.

Nicole Delien is a 17-year-old from North Fayette, Pa. near Pittsburgh. Her mom Vicki told CBS station KDKA in Pittsburgh that her daughter sleeps 18 or 19 hours a day, only to wake up to eat in a sleepwalking state that she doesn't remember.

Allyn Rose, a 24-year-old who will represent Washington D.C. during the January 12 Miss America competition, told People last Friday that she is a carrier of a gene that led to the breast cancer that killed her mother when she was only 16.

Topeka's Cotton-O'Neil Digestive Health Center is among study sites for the Type-1 Research Study, looking at a parasite to treat Crohn's Disease.

An indictment alleges Tennessee pharmacist Robert Harshbarger substituted the cheaper drug for the iron sucrose drug Venofer received by kidney dialysis patients treated by Kansas Dialysis Services.

Christ the King students were among local students who, throughout the week, will create "living billboards" to mark the 37th American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout.

Washburn University's football team is inspired to raise awareness for organ donation in the wake of the June 2011 death of player Jermon Watson.

Gov. Sam Brownback announced Thursday he would not support Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger's application a state-federal health exchange.

The Great American Smokeout is next Thursday, November 15th. And the Kansas QuitLine can help you kick the habit anytime.

The first case is a reminder for all Kansans to make sure they're vaccinated to fight the flu this season.

12-year-old Madison Taliaferro began undergoing a double lung transplant Monday morning at St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer and Aging and Disability Services Secretary Shawn Sullivan announced Monday the list was cut to 2,197 people, reducing it by about a third after workers validated the names of those seeking services.