HEALTH

A new study, which is said to be the largest of its kind to date, is among the first to explore how several healthy habits combined can prevent a higher diabetes risk.

A 17-year-old Florida boy was able to obtain a hospital ID badge, white lab coat and patient records while impersonating a physician's assistant.

The new study found that the risk of breast cancer was reduced to 50 percent in mice that were fed walnuts as part of their regular diet.

Certain variation of genes known as serotonin has been associated with several stress-related syndromes including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a recent study conducted with Northern Illinois University students.

A study of college students' reactions to shootings on their Illinois campus gives fresh insight into how genes may influence the psychological impact of traumatic events.

Changes in people with respect to cognitive function outperformed biomarkers for predicting conversion from mild impairment to Alzheimer's disease as per a retrospective review of medical records.

Nearly half of all Americans will be experiencing some kind of mental health problem at some point in their life as per a new government report.

The risk of developing Type 2 diabetes can be reduced by as much as 80% by following a combination of five healthy-lifestyle habits, a new analysis shows.

With the number of children born through artificial insemination increasing, many young people are discovering that they have several or even dozens of half-siblings around the world. The New York Times has reported the case of one sperm donor who fathered 150 children.

One in four Americans currently suffers from mental illness

Nearly half of Americans will develop at least one mental illness during their lifetime. Currently, approximately a quarter of Americans have mental illness, stated a recently published report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

There is not enough information to determine whether flu could become pandemic

Nearly half of all Americans will suffer some form of mental health problem during their lifetime, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, stating must be done to help them.

The Free Speech Coalition, a Canoga Park-based national trade organization to the adult entertainment industry, has recommended that the moratorium on filming be lifted because the first test looks as if it was a false positive.

Dog sniffs, mauls baby.

Fate of dog not yet determined.

The hosts of the 46th annual Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon said Sunday that Jerry Lewis retired from the organization and its yearly fundraiser.

The adult film industry in Los Angeles looks set to resume after a porn actor who tested positive for HIV was retested with negative results.

The Food and Drug Administration ruled on Thursday that silicone Breast Implants will stay in the market, after two days of discussions and hearings on the implant's safety and aftereffects.

An unemployed Cincinnati man died after a tooth infection spread to his brain. Kyle Willis, a nephew of musician Bootsy Collins, was suffering from a painful toothache for the past two weeks.

It can appear that it is too early to take the flu-shot but experts have announced that it should be taken as soon as possible. The bulk of the immunizations should be arriving in most area doctors' offices in the next couple weeks.

For all those diet and calorie conscious people out there, this is good news. From this week onwards, Mc Donald's menu will include calorie information along with its food items throughout all its 1,200 UK restaurants, the Department of Health (DH) said.

Scientists have made a significant advancement in the development of a new vaccine against tuberculosis, which is responsible for approximately 1.7 million deaths worldwide, annually.

New research has revealed alarming statistics of the increasing rates of strokes in children, teens, and young adults in the United States.

Federal and state health officials have said that a new swine flu strain recently sickened two pre-school children in Pennsylvania and Indiana, but they cautioned that the cases appeared to be isolated.

A 24-year-old man believed to be the nephew of musician Bootsy Collins died on Wednesday after an untreated tooth infection spread to his brain, doctors at University Hospital in Cincinnati said.

U.S. researchers on Sunday say they have developed a vaccine for tuberculosis that offers great protection in mice against the deadly disease, which kills 1.7 million people each year.

In less than one year the second case of HIV has been detected in the porn industry. The first one being in December of the male porn star Derrick Burts, who tested positive for HIV.

This could be an outbreak of a new Swine Flu strain, with the health officials announcing second case of swine-flu striking in Pennsylvania followed by Indiana case.