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Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being overtreated.

President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Asia next week to focus on his big push on health care.

Doctors, nurses and other health care workers are increasingly tapping their literary sides to better understand their patients.

Who wouldn’t want to lose up to 15 pounds in two weeks? The new Atkins diet book promises that kind of quick — although arguably harmful — result.  But is pumping up protein really the best way to slim down safely?

A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care.

U.S. regulators expanded their efforts Thursday to go after children's jewelry that contains high levels of the toxic metal cadmium by telling parents to throw away ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer''-themed charm bracelets.

American film actress Glenn Close has joined a handful of celebrities to have their genome sequenced in the name of science.

Getting a bit more calcium in your diet could help you live longer, new research suggests.

Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows.