The Plan B morning-after pill is moving over-the-counter, a decision announced by the Food and Drug Administration just days before a court-imposed deadline.

With a growing number of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost, the Food and Drug Administration says it's time to investigate their safety.

Before you head out the park, or anywhere else this spring and summer, you'll want to protect yourself and your little ones from the damaging rays of the sun. The choices just got a little easier with new sunscreen labels mandated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Gilead Sciences Inc. says that the Food and Drug Administration rejected two marketing applications for HIV treatments, citing quality control problems at the company's manufacturing facilities.

Valley fever is spreading so quickly through two Central California prisons that a medical expert is recommending the state act quickly to stem the outbreak or shut the institutions down.

Following New York City's lead, state lawmakers have taken up the cause to raise the minimum age for cigarette purchases from 18 to 21 statewide.

Twice a year local law enforcement agencies and community partners hold prescription drug roundups at area shopping centers. It's a way to keep potentially dangerous prescription drugs off the streets and make sure pills are properly disposed of.

California's medical board is backing measures to combat prescription drug abuse.

A Roseville, California fertility clinic is giving one family an In-vitro fertilization treatment cycle. Enter here.

Even if a newborn looks healthy, some medical conditions can't be seen by the naked eye. They're screened for all kinds of things like blood and hearing tests, but you may be surprised that it's not required by law to give them a certain heart screening.

This year all states, including Nevada, have been busy setting up health insurance exchanges so residents or small businesses can buy affordable health insurance. It may be confusing, and that's just what scammers are hoping for. Residents may think phone calls asking for Social Security or bank transfer numbers are part of the new program. They are not.

A Florida-based compounding pharmacy is voluntarily recalling all lots of its sterile non-expired drug products sold nationwide over concerns the products are not sterile and may contain bacteria.

A plan being pushed by California lawmakers would give immigrants living in the country illegally - and legal residents who can't afford health insurance but don't qualify for Medi-Cal - basic low-cost health care.

The ABC News morning show host said she felt ill last week while on vacation and was told to return to New York and go to the hospital to fight off an infection.

Health officials are seeing more food poisonings caused by a bacteria commonly linked to raw milk and poultry.

A company that promotes Lap-Band weight-loss surgery has agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle a false-advertising lawsuit, with some of the money going to billboards warning the public about the risks of weight-loss surgery.

Authorities in San Bernardino County say a bat found at a Redlands park has tested positive for rabies.

Almost three weeks after China reported finding a new strain of bird flu in humans, experts are still stumped by how people are becoming infected because many appear to have had no recent contact with live fowl.

Most of us have had experience with a pharmacy at one time or another. The industry is gong back to its roots with some pharmacies compounding customized medications based on a doctor's prescriptions. Called compounding pharmacies, they are coming under scrutiny of Congress. State Pharmacy Boards are being asked to step up to the plate—Nevada is ahead of the game.

The International Cycling Union has announced four more cases of riders testing positive for a banned black market drug.

A top Democrat who helped write President Barack Obama's health care law says he fears it is headed for a "huge train wreck."

Utah medical researchers are studying whether the kind of periodic fasting encouraged by the Mormon church can reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a Louisiana-based meat packing company has expanded a recall of meat products because of possible bacterial contamination. No illnesses have been reported.

Nevada legislators have given an initial OK to a bill requiring some chain restaurants to post nutritional information about their menu items.

A tiny magnetic bracelet implanted at the base of the throat is helping some people with chronic heartburn who can't get enough relief from medicines.