HEALTH

With a one-in-five million chance, two babies from two separate uteruses were delivered at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater last week as result of a rare medical condition.

Arizona Diamondbacks president and CEO diagnosed with prostate cancer.

While a number of listeria-infected cantaloupe crops were recalled last week, food-borne illnesses and deaths grew to 35 and four respectively, in 10 states, federal officials said Monday.

An outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in West Bengal, India as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh races to coordinate preventative measures.

The number of confirmed deaths from a listeria outbreak grew to four as result of bacteria-infected cantaloupe from a Colorado farm that spread to 10 states in less than two weeks, federal health regulators said on Monday.

A new outbreak of the H5 strain of avian influenza (bird flu) has surfaced in West Bengal, India.

Four people have died from listeria contained in cantaloupes from Colorado, the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The experimental single-tablet 'Quad' HIV pill by Gilead Sciences was found to be statistically equivalent to that containing Reyataz, according to results from a late-stage study said the company.

In a landmark discovery, yawning has literally been linked to hot-headedness. A study by Princeton University's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology explains that while yawning frequencies are seasonal, people are less likely to yawn when the heat outdoors exceeds body temperature.

A combination of counseling with physical activity may offer teens a more effective way to stop smoking as per a new study.

Scientists at a Japanese university say people suffering from diabetes have a greater chance of developing dementia.

Breast cancer is rising at an alarming rate as reported by researchers in the first global review of breast and cervical cancer.

The observations of the study states that surgery is a better option to treat severe varicose veins.

Scientists have found a way to prevent HIV from damaging the immune system and say their discovery may offer a new approach to developing a vaccine against AIDS.

In a rarest of rare condition, twins were delivered by a woman with two uteruses at a Florida hospital last week.

Persons with diabetes have a much greater chance of developing dementia than others, new research indicates.

Even though it seems too early to take the flu-shot, experts have announced that it should be taken as soon as possible.

The vaccine against whooping cough will weaken after only about three years as per a new study which is adding support to school rules requiring kids to get the vaccination periodically.

A Japanese study concluded that individuals with diabetes have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia later in life.

Scientists find possible human virus fighter in shark bodies.

Recent research says laser therapy and standard surgery are equally effective in treating varicose veins, but how can you prevent them from forming in the first place? Here are 10 ways to prevent varicose veins from forming initially.

After trying and repeatedly failing to piece together the structure of a protein-cutting enzyme from an AIDS-like virus, scientists called in the Foldit players to help get the job done.

On Sept 15., a Florida woman gave birth to twins who were born from two separate uteruses.

Study shows that child abusive head trauma increased during economic recession.

Due to low demand, the world's largest sperm bank, Cyros International, claims that it can no longer accept donations from redheads.

Study has found that gene therapy can potentially reduce levels of HIV.

More than a million packages of birth control pills have been recalled as of Saturday, Sept. 17. What does that mean? Women taking them could potentially become pregnant.

AIDS researchers struggling to unlock the structure of a key enzyme received a helping hand from an unlikley source: thousands of amateurs playing an Internet game called Foldit.

Online gamers have helped researchers to establish the structure of an enzyme related to HIV/AIDS, demonstrating the potential of recruiting everyday people to help unlock riddles that are typically the province of Ph.D.s.