NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with chronic low-back pain can benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, a new British report shows. Low-back pain is one of the most costly and disabling health problems in developed countries, the researchers write in The Lancet, but so far effective treatment has been lacking. When ...

TB study says US, global health officials too strict on flight rules for TB patientsProvocative new research suggests international rules that bar potentially infectious tuberculosis patients from flying are too stringent and airline passengers are really at little risk from catching TB from a fellow traveler. Global and U.S ...

<div><p>Drugs may cure the sick, but patients can also benefit from the warmth and wisdom of the doctors treating them, according to a new Australian study into the impact of placebos released Friday.</p>&lt ...

<div><p>A major British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease.</p><p>The retraction by The Lancet comes a day after a competing medical journal, BMJ, issued ...