HEALTH

Health departments throughout the country are urging residents to take precautions, including removing sources of standing water, avoiding mosquito-prone areas and applying a mosquito repellent.

Study shows that an excessive intake of salt is bad for brain health.

A diet based around plants, nuts and high-fiber grains lowered bad cholesterol more than a low-saturated-fat diet that was also vegetarian, researchers reported on Tuesday.

New research indicates that a cholesterol-friendly diet rich in soy products and tree nuts can decrease LDL (bad cholesterol) more effectively than a low-saturated-fat diet.

Mandatory anti-smoking warnings on U.S. cigarette packs are being challenged, this time by researchers who say the combination of grotesque images and explicit messages may not be effective in curbing smoking.

A lawyer representing the Kentucky man who testified against Dr. John Patterson in the Shelby County Circuit Court, the doctor who amputated Seaton's penis without asking his permission, told jurors on Monday his client doesn't feel like a man.

Scientists from the University of Birmingham found that a modified form of Ecstasy (MDMA) could be used in treating melanoma, lymphoma, and leukemia, after scientists modified the drug to increase its tumor-killing properties.

A new study found that both men and women are at risk of gaining weight following a marital transition, especially if they are over age 30.

Yoga for dogs? Introducing doga, the latest trend of dog and human yoga.

Marriage can have its ups and downs, although your heart and lifestyle may benefit significantly from those joyful days with your beau, new research shows.

Police describe incident as crime, not accident.

More than 5,000 children and teens in the U.S. end up in the hospital after falling out of windows each year, medical records show. That ends up 14 children per day.

Hospitals are now treating more than 90 percent of the U.S. heart attack patients within their recommended 90 minutes of arrival, a new study released on Monday in the journal Circulation said.

A new broad-spectrum antiviral drug can cure 15 different virus strains in 11 mammalian cells including humans, a new research indicates.

Each year, more than 5,000 American children end up in the hospital after falling out of windows, medical records show.

A lawyer representing the Kentucky man who testified against Dr. John Patterson in the Shelby County Circuit Court, the doctor who amputated Seaton's penis without asking his permission, told jurors on Monday his client doesn't feel like a man.

Women who try to do everything end up getting depressed, a new study shows.

Happily married people are three times more likely than unmarried people to be alive 15 years after coronary bypass surgery.

A German study found that dogs can reliably sniff out lung cancer on an affected patient's breath.

Northwestern scientists identify faulty cellular mechanism responsible for the progressive muscle paralysis of ALS

More than 5,000 kids fall out of windows every year, a new study published in the Aug. 22 issue of Pediatrics said. Ninety-four percent of the falls are from the first and second floor windows.

An experiment from a Dutch artist found that a combination of human skin cells and genetically engineered spider silk was capable of stopping bullets fired at reduced speeds.

Children ages 0 to 4 are most at risk, study shows.

About 5,100 children under the age of five, hurt themselves falling from windows each year in the U.S, a new research published in the medical journal Pediatrics shows.

An international team of researchers claimed they've learned how a human egg captures an incoming sperm for fertilization, a discovery that may help couples who are having infertility issues.

Researchers said that they have discovered how a human egg captures a human sperm for fertilization. The discovery may be the breakthrough that infertile couples have been searching for.

Scientists have found that a modified form of the drug might be able to treat cancer.

Black scientists are ten percent less likely to receive a biomedical research grant than an equally qualified white applicant

A team of international scientists have discovered exactly how a human egg captures a sperm in the fertilization process, which could lead to better fertility drugs.