Sen. John Kerry hasn’t been shy about supporting new taxes to pay for the health-care overhaul. The Massachusetts Democrat was the force behind a provision in the Senate Finance Committee’s health bill that puts a 35% tax on generous health-insurance... 

It looks like the FDA is finally moving toward clarifying what’s long been a gray area for drug and device makers: How to deal with the Internet. At a public hearing in November, the agency will try to hash out tricky subjects like what companies... 

I think that yogurt should be part of any healthy diet, on the daily. It’s great with fresh fruit and granola, contains all the good kind of bacteria we need, and is an excellent source of calcium and protein. But eating yogurt every day can be... 

Two stories in this morning’s WSJ remind us of a fact that’s always useful to keep in mind: The body is astonishingly good at taking care of itself. Don’t monkey with it — by, say, filling it with unneeded drugs or second-hand... 

One of my great learning’s this year has been social media in general and Twitter in particular. One of the interesting things to me has been the sense of community that develops in online gatherings. Whilst you may not personally have met the people,you... 

A salad has got to be the world’s perfect meal since it’s low in calories, extremely filling because of all the fiber, and so nutritious because of the variety of veggies. Since there are endless ingredients you can add to change up the flavor,... 

For a 75-year-old with high blood pressure, the risk of death or serious disability resulting from a fall is just as high as the risk of death or serious disability caused by a stroke. But a generation ago, doctors thought of falling as an inevitable... 

Medical studies often yield three different types of information. Firstly, findings that either confirm or dispute prior research. Performing multiple experiments helps scientists to form a consensus about the efficacy of any given treatment. A second... 

It took Sen. Max Baucus forever to come out with a proposed health care bill . And from the looks of things, whatever bill finally emerges from the Senate Finance Committee may not bear much resemblance to what Baucus proposed last week. For a sample... 

Children six months to 17 years old appear to respond to and tolerate well the H1N1 flu vaccine, according to new data from a 600-child federally funded clinical trial. The early results from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...