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Can "faking it" be an evolutionary adaptation?

An 8-year-old Ohio boy weighing 200 pounds was taken by officials who said his mother wasn't doing enough to control his weight. That was the wrong call, says Arthur Caplan, msnbc.com contributor and professor of bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is releasing guidelines for Plagiocephaly, the syndrome that causes flat heads in babies, which is affecting infants who sleep on their back. Randall Pinkston reports.

Since U.S. Varicella Vaccination Program kicked off in 1995, fewer unvaccinated infants die from chickenpox - Why?

Researchers end clinical trial after gel proves no better than placebo at protecting women against HIV/AIDS

Nearly 100,000 adults 65 or over sent to ER for drug-related side effect each year, two-thirds linked to four drugs

CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on how future doctors are getting some of their most valuable lessons from professional actors pretending to be patients.

Actors help medical students deal with difficult, realistic patient scenarios

As more parents opt out of school immunizations, doctors fear disease outbreaks

Social workers took 200-pound eight year old from his family, citing medical neglect

Ohio case workers say mother of severely obese child wasn't doing enough to control his weight

Some cancer patients credit mind over matter in their survival, but experts warn against putting too much faith in attitude

Some believe, despite no evidence, that positive thinking improves the odds of recovery from serious illnesses.

Cardiologist says off-brand release will help people strapped for cash, advises talking to your doctor before making switch

Used by 3.3 million, the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor goes generic this coming Thursday