(HealthDay News) -- Binge drinking occurs when the number of alcoholic drinks consumed in a short period raises a person's blood alcohol level to 0.08 grams percent or above, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer U.S. hospitals send new mothers home with free infant formula, but the overwhelming majority still engage in the practice, to the dismay of breast-feeding proponents, a new survey finds.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- People with heart disease who undergo cardiac rehabilitation can improve their heart's ability to return to a normal rate after exercise, a new study suggests.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Eating fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of some colorectal cancers, according to a new study.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Too little vitamin B-12 may be associated with smaller brain size and more problems with thinking skills as people age, new research suggests.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Older women who break a hip are more likely than others to die within a year because of the fracture, not an underlying health condition, a new study finds.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Revised recommendations for the use of Tdap vaccine to protect against pertussis ("whooping cough") in older children and adults have been released by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes patients who visit a primary care doctor every few weeks achieve quicker control of their blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, researchers have found.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack patients who take both selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants and antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin or Plavix have a higher risk for bleeding than those who take anti-clotting drugs only, a new study finds.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The side effects of prostate cancer treatments, including surgery and radiation, can seriously disrupt a couple's sex life.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Children hit with the double whammy of type 1 diabetes and asthma have an especially tough time keeping their blood sugar under control, a new study finds.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- "I was in shock," recalled 40-year old Dinora Rodriguez. "It was a nightmare."

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Remicade (infliximab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat moderate-to-severe active episodes of ulcerative colitis in children aged six and older who haven't responded to other therapies.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Coffee lovers, take heart: Women who drink four or more cups of caffeinated coffee daily seem to have a lower risk of depression than those who don't drink java or stop at one cup a day, a new study suggests.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to medical care, nearly half of U.S. primary care physicians believe their own patients are over-treated.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials issued a cautionary note Monday about an increased risk of blood clots in women taking newer forms of birth control pills, such as Yaz or Yasmin.

MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Men who do not have children appear to face a higher risk of dying from heart disease than those who become fathers, a new study suggests.