Cedars-Sinai has discovered that four patients have been infected with a superbug from a contaminated medical scope, while another 67 people have...
Scientists studying rats in New York City found the Oriental rat flea, which carries the bubonic plague, hosting on some rat populations...
Video game maker Ubisoft, the company behind the Assassin’s Creed franchise, has partnered with medical developer Amblyotech and McGill University to create...
British researchers analyzing past studies covering more than 15,500 men who had their penises measured by health professionals have determined that the...
Nina Pham, the nurse who helped confront the first Ebola case in the United States at a Dallas hospital, has sued the...
Minors in the state of North Carolina attempting to purchase electronic cigarettes are likely to succeed when placing their orders over the...
Two of the three recently diagnosed with leprosy in Florida have been in contact with nine-banded armadillos, according to Volusia County health...
Scientists believe they have solved the mystery of why Europe experienced outbreaks of bubonic plague over hundreds of years, beginning with the...
A deadly new virus killed an otherwise healthy Kansas man last year in the United States, according to a CDC announcement issued...
The star ratings for about 30% of nursing homes in the United States were lowered on Friday as federal officials updated the...
The Food and Drug Administration this week advised people who have peanut allergies to avoid cumin, as several shipments of the spice...
Almost 200 people may have been exposed to a potentially fatal “superbug” that is resistant to antibiotics. The bacteria has already infected...
Researchers have long worked toward a vaccine for HIV with little luck. Scientists now believe they have a promising “alternative vaccine,” described...
In China, a shortage of blood which has been dubbed the “blood famine” by some, is driving some desperate patients to black...
With an estimated 285 million people visually impaired across the planet, Eric Tremblay’s new telescopic contact lens prototype, which is the first...
Researchers examining the health effects of electronic cigarettes have found that the vapor produced by a particular commercial brand’s e-cigarettes contains free...
Researchers have discovered an aggressive form of HIV, which a new smartphone device can test for in 15 minutes, in Cuba which...
A new study has found that women who use hormone replacement therapy after menopause, even for a few years, face an increased...
Kentucky lawmakers voted to ban smoking in all public buildings and workplaces on Friday, although the measure is unlikely to become a...
A new study says that smoking may be worse for your health than previously believed. The study adds at least five diseases...