HEALTH

Author, noted commentator and style expert Charla Krupp, 58 lost her battle with breast cancer on Monday and passed away in New York City.

Maternal and infant mortality rates in Afghanistan are amongst the highest in the world.

A state of emergency was issued in Birmingham, Ala., Monday, after tornadoes thundered into the area, killing two people and injuring hundreds, said Pat Curry, Jefferson County's chief deputy coroner.

Tracy Morgan, who was rushed to the hospital after collapsing at the Sundance Film Festival Sunday, has had a long history of health issues related to his struggle with diabetes.

Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke, who died last week after a 'freak accident' during a routine training session, has donated her organs and tissues, according to Yahoo Sports.

A new study published by the American Society for Nutrition, reveals an alternative mechanism for the absorption of ferritin - a large, protein-coated iron mineral found in legumes and dried seeds. The study intends to tackle global iron-deficiency illnesses by including more legume-rich diet in the developing world.

The Chinese New Year is the year of the Dragon. It is also the time of the Spring festival; the Lunar New Year is a 15-day fest celebrated with much fervour. There are several myths and traditions associated with this festival. One of the more important traditions is the observance of a Reunion day - when members of family gather for the celebrations. Here are the top Chinese foods to celebrate New Year...

Top 5 highlights from last year.

The family of Sarah Burke, the Canadian skier who died on Thursday less than two weeks after incurring serious injuries in a ski crash, faces a mountain of hospital bills.

Racial disparities in health persist in Delaware, a public official said on Monday as she recalled a quote from a speech on healthcare inequity made by Martin Luther King Jr. more than 40 years ago.

The Obama administration made three proposals to Congress on Tuesday meant to raise fees from the drug industry to speed of the approval process for new drugs.

Researchers said that the impact of these FDA warnings and alerts have been varied and unpredictable and the most effective notices were those four were public warnings about potential serious adverse effects of a certain drug, but even these alerts varied in their impact.

Investment in biotechnology by venture capitalists jumped 22 percent in 2011, with $4.7 billion going into 446 deals, according to the MoneyTree Report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association.

Charlize Theron revealed an interesting fact about her childhood in an interview with W magazine.

Although a 2010 federal excise tax was meant to deter customers from using indoor tanning salons, only a minority of the businesses taking part in a new survey reported a drop in clients and most said their customers did not seem to care.

Most men do not use sunscreen, which can potentially heighten their risk of developing skin cancer from winter sun exposure, according to survey results released Wednesday.

A committee of Alzheimer's experts is advising the Obama Administration on how to execute and meet goals of a recently released proposal in a two-day meeting which began on Tuesday.

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration kicked off a three day advisory committee meeting on Wednesday, hoping to come up with recommendations for the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the impact of the use of dissolvable tobacco products on public health, including use among children.

The flu season may be taking off a bit later this year and compared to recent years the low number of cases currently circulating in the U.S. is reassuring, influenza experts said.

Abortion is much more common in countries where it is illegal, according to a new study.

The first photos of Lauren Scruggs have emerged since her horrific propeller accident last month, and the model looked healthy and in good spirits.

One in five adults in the United States, or nearly 50 million people, suffered mental illnesses in the past year with women and young adults suffering disproportionately, a government report released on Thursday found.

A look at the healing powers that marijuana possesses against mental conditions.

The Food and Drug Administration voiced concern on Monday that the hope that patients have for cures, not yet available, may leave them vulnerable to unscrupulous providers of stem cell treatments that are illegal and potentially harmful.

Researchers have found a new therapeutic method that may restore damaged myelin sheaths lost during Multiple Sclerosis in a proof-of-principle study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

High levels of vitamin D may cause harm by lowering levels of c-reactive protein, a marker for cardiovascular inflammation, according to researchers at John Hopkins University.

Combining traditional Chinese medicine and a Western treatment results in a significant increase in fertility in women hoping to become pregnant according to study results from Tel Aviv University.

Experts in India are raising red flags after discovering what they are calling totally drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Flu pandemics may be linked to La Niña weather conditions that alter bird migration patterns and can promote dangerous new strains of the human influenza virus, according to American scientists in a statement on Monday.