Dance therapy, a field expected to grow 15 percent by 2018, uses the body's movement as a door to mental and physical health.
The number of Americans newly infected with syphilis has fallen for the first time in a decade, but sexually transmitted diseases continue to take a staggering toll on the United States, with 19 million new infections each year at a cost of $17 billion annually.
The House of Representatives dealt a blow to childhood obesity warriors on Thursday by passing a bill that abandons proposals that threatened to end the reign of pizza and French fries on federally funded school lunch menus.
A new mouthwash that promises to eliminate tooth decay in our lifetime has opened up new research into treating dental ailment. Developed by the UCLA School of Dentistry, the new mouthwash targets the Streptococcus mutans bacteria that primarily cause tooth decay and cavities.
Canada's public healthcare system is becoming too expensive but could offer better value without drastic cuts or abandoning its state-funded structure, one of the country's most influential economists said on Thursday.
Canada can expect significant positive news on Friday from a World Trade Organization ruling about a U.S. meat labeling law, Canadian government sources said on Thursday.
IBTimes interview with Paul Kramer.
Study shows neurons sense nutrient balance in diets.
The GAVI international immunizations group has agreed to fund the roll-out of vaccines against cervical cancer in developing countries, offering protection against a disease that kills one woman every two minutes.
Superbugs capable of evading even the most powerful antibiotics are increasing their grip in Europe with rates of drug resistance in one type of bacteria reaching 50 percent in the worst-hit countries, health officials said Thursday.
The economic crisis could lead to a rise of drug-related HIV infections across Europe, public health officials warn.
According to a new research paper published in the November Journal of Virology, vaccinating children annually against influenza virus could interfere with their development of cross-reactive killer T cells to flu viruses.
You need only twenty seconds to know whether a stranger is trustworthy, kind or compassionate. And this compassion is grounded in our genes, according to a new research from the University of California, Berkeley.
Study reveals new implantable array made up of silicon nanomembrane transistors could bring across new understanding of brain diseases like epilepsy, as well as usher in a new generation of implantable neuroprosthetic and diagnostic devices.
A new study suggests that children with high IQs are linked with illegal drug use, in both adolescence and adulthood (and specifically in their thirties).
Scientists at the University of Berkeley, California, have now shown that devices capable of producing such ionized plasmas can not only sterilize water but also make it antimicrobial, by killing bacteria. In addition, the antimicrobial effect can be sustained for as long as a week.
Adult women who have difficulty either in falling asleep or staying asleep have increased risk of developing the medical disorder called fibromyalgia.
The Milwaukee Health Department is running an ad campaign warning residents against sleeping with their babies.
November 15 is National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day.
A new survey from the U.S. Census Bureau found that women without a high school diploma are almost four times less likely to receive paid leave after childbirth, the widest gap in 50 years.
The American Medical Association threw its support behind government efforts to ensure the supply of lifesaving medicines but stopped short of recommending financial penalties against drug companies.
Women who survive breast cancer after undergoing chemotherapy may also have to contend with impairments in attention, memory and planning skills, U.S. researchers said Monday.
For the first time, stem cells taken from patient's own failing heart have been shown to repair the damaged heart and rejuvenate it.
Qantas is celebrating Movember by flying a mustache-clad Boeing 737.
If you or anyone you know has actually interested a vodka-soaked tampon into your vagina or rectum, please come forward.
One in 10 adults will have diabetes by 2030, posing a huge challenge to healthcare systems around the world, according to a report on Monday.
A team of U.S. scientists believe they have found a piece of advice that breast cancer -stricken mothers can give their daughters to help them stave off the disease: stay clear of alcohol.
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, have introduced a new class of drug - histone deacytalase inhibitors - meant to combat Tamoxifen resistance in patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer tumors.
A quarter of people suffering from diabetes could be at risk of amputation as they have not received a foot check in the last year, a leading charity has warned.
A public health expert says if pediatricians help their patients maintain a healthy weight and abstain from smoking early in life, fewer of them will develop heart problems as adults.
