AP - People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests.

In a small study, people who had chronic pain as a result of damage to the nervous system reported feeling less pain, as well as less depression and anxiety, when they smoked marijuana compared to when they smoked a drug-free placebo.

AP - A municipal court in central China has accepted the country's first lawsuit alleging work discrimination because of HIV status, state media reported Tuesday.

thDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A drug widely used to treat high blood sugar in type 2 diabetics may hold some promise in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung cancer, according to extremely preliminary findings in a mouse study.

LiveScience.com - Kids displaced by Hurricane Katrina responded to the stress of the natural disaster differently, with girls showing more signs of depression and boys becoming more withdrawn, a new study suggests.

A Chinese man has filed a lawsuit alleging he was denied a job because he is HIV-positive, in what state media on Tuesday called the nation's first such discrimination case.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Hives are the result of an allergic reaction. They typically go away without treatment, but can be an itchy nuisance.

The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

Time.com - A new study suggests that developing stereotypical male behavior early can damage well-being

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The brain can be a convenient hiding place for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

(PhysOrg.com) -- A failure to use large international sample groups when searching for the genetic basis of common diseases is contributing to a lack of knowledge about the true frequency of illnesses across populations, according to an Australian National University researcher.