N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) -- Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people....

ATLANTA (AP) -- Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug....

Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it....

NEW YORK (AP) -- Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems....

CHICAGO (AP) -- Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests....

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year....

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan offered to resign Saturday amid accusations of nepotism over the hiring of his daughter for a ministry job, officials said....

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The system that automatically awards disability benefits to some veterans because of concerns about Agent Orange seems contrary to efforts to control federal spending, the Republican co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission said Tuesday....