HEALTH

A new vaccine cuts children's chances of contracting malaria in half, according to a major clinical trial sub-Saharan Africa. It is the first successful malaria vaccine and could be an indispensable tool in the fight to eradicate the disease.

A Gallup study released on Monday found that overweight and ailing U.S. workers cost billions in lost work productivity each year.

Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation reportedly discovered excessive levels of lead in several popular Disneyland attractions during a series of tests last June and December.

Giuliana Rancic, host of “E! News” and “Fashion Police,” announced on the “Today Show” Monday that she has early-stage breast cancer.

A 100-year-old runner became the first centenarian and, therefore, oldest person to complete a marathon when he finished the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday. And, ironically, Fauja Singh was the last person to finish the race.

Giuliana Rancic announced on Monday that she has breast cancer on the Today show.

This Sunday the entire America turned pink and witnessed more than 3, 800 people to walk, cry, hug, and finally raise money for the breast cancer patients and survivors in Utica.

Radioactive element radium-226 is responsible for radiation hotspots in Tokyo, not the Fukushima Daiichi reactor, according to experts.

Hugo Chavez, the President of the South American republic of Venezuela, is reportedly returning to Cuba for more tests, after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor and four rounds of chemotherapy, a few months ago.

Drivers who smoked marijuana and then got behind the wheel of a vehicle nearly tripled the risk of crashing when compared to others not under the influence, a new study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health finds.

Hip Hop star Rick Ross reportedly suffered multiple seizures within six hours on Friday — forcing his planes to divert — and he was hospitalized in Alabama, according to media reports. The medical scare prompted many celebrities, including his hip hop fued 50 cent, to comment.

Giant Eagle, a chain of supermarkets based outside Pittsburgh, has reportedly recalled eight-ounce bags of shredded iceberg lettuce after being notified the farm that produced them had tested positive for the listeria bacteria.

A new research has revealed the complete genetic code of a woman who was the oldest living person when she died at age 115.

Doctors and researchers across the globe have been baffled by a medical condition that transformed the appearance of a 23-year-old Vietnamese woman into that of a 50-year-old within a few days.

A 65-year-old quadruple amputee has received two new hands after a rare double transplant operation at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital.

The percentage of Americans with heart disease, the No. 1 killer in the U.S., is continuing to fall, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

UK scientists at Strathclyde and the James Hutton Institute are developing tests for tracing unidentifiable source of the raw materials in designer 'legal high' drugs. Using isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) technique, UK researchers have attempted to reveal the course of a drug's manufacturing procedure which is expected to track the and gather information on manufacturers of bath salts or so-called ‘designer drugs’.

Scientists think they have found something of a cure for peanut allergies and allergies to other foods, according to research released Wednesday in the Journal of Immunology.

Study suggests that oral contraception alters a woman’s way of choosing a mate.

CDC announces death toll of 23 due to listeria infection.

With two more deaths being reported from Lousiana, the listeria outbreak has become the deadliest epidemic in the United States in last 25 years.

According to the latest data released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s periodic National Survey of Family Growth, about 43 percent of teenagers between ages 15 to 19 have sexual intercourse at least once.

The Black Death, the worst plague in Europe's history, killed between 30 million and 50 million people in the 14th century. Now, after analyzing dozens of skeletons, scientists claim to have cracked its genetic code. They say simple antibiotics available today can beat the disease.

More sexually active American teen males are using condoms the first time they have sex, according to a new study done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More sexually active American teen males are using condoms the first time they have sex, according to a new study done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tuberculosis cases are decreasing for the first time in more than 20 years, the World Health Organization announced on Tuesday. But that progress may be threatened if Congress cuts foreign aid for prevention and treatment programs.

A recent study from the researchers of Norwegian Institute of Public Health suggests that the children whose mothers took folic acid supplement in their early pregnancy weeks were less likely to have severe language delays at the age of 3.

Canadian researchers have discovered that eating raw vegetables and fruits can actually modify a gene that is, perhaps, the strongest indicator of heart diseases.

Healthy men should not receive the common blood test for prostate cancer since it does not save lives and leads to unnecessary anxiety, surgery and complications, a U.S. government panel says.