Cancer drugs accounted for $100 billion worth of global spending across all medications last year; a 10.3 percent increase over last year and considerably more than the $75 billion spent...
The lethal bird flu virus has been detected at an egg-laying operation located in southern Minnesota’s Nicollet County which hosts 1.1 million...
A British research team concluded that overweight diabetes patients outlive slimmer ones. The study, which followed 10,568 patients with type-2 diabetes for...
An 8-year-old boy was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, launching a desperate international search for a much needed bone marrow transplant to save his...
Children who suffer from sleep terrors in early childhood are more likely to develop sleepwalking later, according to researchers. The study published...
Two trials in gene therapy on Leber’s congenital amaurosis, an inherited form of blindness, have shown signs of temporary vision improvement, according...
Pizza boxes, carpet cleaners and other similar products contain a class of chemicals which could increase the risk of cancer and cause serious...
One in three adults are obese, according to a new study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Furthermore,...
The recent case of a Liberian woman who appears to have contracted the Ebola virus, from having unprotected sex with a survivor of...
Three baby boys with life-threatening breathing problems are alive today thanks to 4D biomaterial windpipe, a medical implant that changes shape over...
A new study conducted by researchers from Northwestern and Harvard Universities have identified a new technique that is able to predict those...
According to a recent study, spending time in the sun can help your body produce more vitamin D, thus helping you reduce the risk...
Swapping a sugary beverage for an artificially sweetened drink, fruit juice, tea or coffee can reduce the risk of diabetes by a hefty...
A joint effort between Chinese and U.S. researches working on premature aging disorders concluded that changes in the heterochromatin, a tightly packed...
A study recently conducted by lead author Dr. Andrew Rosenkrantz concluded that over half of people that receive medical imaging exams, such...
According to a report in the Iowa Farmer Today, officials in Iowa have confirmed the presence of the avian influenza and the news has both state...
A new synthetic drug called flakka is the reason behind latest bizarre crimes happening in Florida. According to the police, one man...
Consumption of potassium rich foods has more positive effects on health than partaking in a low-salt diet, according to latest study. A...
Studies show that binge drinking not only increases your heart attack risk but also can cause long lasting damage to your brain....
A study published this month in the American Journal of Public Health says that the binge drinking rates for women rose almost...