A federal judge in Brooklyn decided to unseal confidential materials about Eli Lilly’s top-selling antipsychotic drug, citing questions about the way drugs are approved for new uses.

Tony Iniguez worked out at the East Aurora High School track in July.

For the first time, scientists have recorded individual brain cells fetching a spontaneous memory.

Toddlers received the recommended vaccinations against childhood diseases at record levels in 2007, federal health officials said.

Federal officials ordered stronger warnings on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections.

MAMAS AND PAPAS Parents are sometimes surprised by virtual twins. Deborah and Dave Curry, center, learned that Deborah was pregnant with Julie, left, after the birth mother of Sara, right, chose them as parents.

A radioactive tracer that “lights up” cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms.

Pfizer said that it was acquiring the rights to Dimebon, a promising experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease, from Medivation for as much as $725 million.

Results about the promising gout treatment Arcalyst come from a midstage trial involving a limited number of patients, but a larger study is planned for next year.

SLEEVES UP The elderly, who account for most influenza deaths, have been urged for decades to receive annual vaccinations.

High school students know that popularity is far more than a temporary competition, and in recent years psychologists have confirmed that intuition.

New risk charts provide a broader perspective on the risks associated with 10 different causes of death.

The rate of teen suicide remains disturbingly high, researchers said, possibly fueled by drug warnings that have scared many from using antidepressants.

“I don’t think the answer on Zetia is in,” said Dr. Robert J. Temple of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

The elated V is found among sighted athletes, left, and blind ones, right. So are the slumped shoulders of defeat.

Consumption of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, the widely used food additive, may increase the likelihood of being overweight, a new study says.

FULL SPEED AHEAD Stanley Shechter, 75, has shaved time in the 100-yard freestyle.

The company is halting some pricing practices that critics say were contributing to overuse of its flagship anemia drug Aranesp at a time of mounting concerns about the product’s safety.

Stanford University is concerned about the practice that has led drug makers to pay for the annual refresher courses of most of the country’s doctors.

The federal money is awarded on a competitive basis, and states judged to have the most reliable systems for tracking the disease will continue to be financed.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Nplate for patients with a disorder that causes the body to attack its own platelets, tiny components of blood that help with clotting.

Spinach on sale at Whole Foods in Middletown, N.J.

Lizette Irvin had four rounds of chemotherapy while pregnant.

HARD FALL Dr. Thomas Graboys had to retire as Parkinson’s progressed.

PLEAS A demonstrator at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico.

Alejandra, 24, took pills to induce an abortion after staff members at a public hospital in Mexico City scared her out of undergoing the procedure there.