Three people have died so far this summer
The OSHA releases new details on the April death of Michele Dufault.
Reports suggest that a "brain-eating" amoeba called Naegleria fowleri has claimed yet another life in the United States, this time a nine-year-old boy in Virginia.
The drug Zelboraf has been approved to treat late-stage melanoma patients who have mutated BRAF proteins.
A 9-year-old Virgina boy died from a waterborne amoeba infection only days after a Florida teen was killed by the same ailment.
Watching TV can shorten your lifespan by 22 minutes for every hour spent, according to a new study. Australian researchers found that for each hour of television watched, those aged 25 and older lose 22 minutes of their life, around the same amount of time a typical American TV show spanning an hour dedicates to commercials.
Researchers in Singapore re-engineered a harmless strain of bacteria to fight another common, drug-resistant microbe called Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which spreads in hospitals and is deadly to patients with weak immune systems, according to findings published in the journal Molecular Systems Biology on Tuesday.
Five tobacco companies filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the federal government, claiming that government-required graphic warning labels on cigarette packages are unconstitutional and that they violate their rights. "The primary complaint is that we think it violates the First Amendment for the government to require people who produce a lawful product to essentially urge prospective purchasers not to buy it," First Amendment case expert Floyd Abrams said.
Experts say some doctors may be too quick in treating patients with thyroid cancer a radioactive iodine drug, which helps those with advanced tumors, while it is unclear if the treatment is a benefit or not, according to a report by Chicago researchers.
Amoeba Parasite has caused second death in a month's time. The victim is a nine-year-old boy from Virginia, who got infected with a dangerous freshwater amoeba, a Richmond Times-Dispatch report said.
Exercising for 15 minutes a day not only enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness, but it can also extend lifespan by an average three years, Taiwan researchers say.
Can't let go of that one pint of lager? What then is the reason behind such compulsive drinking bouts? Scientists have now redefined addiction as a case of brain disorder, so beware!
Recent discoveries have found that cancer is even more devious than previously assumed.
A new study concluded that working out just half as much as most doctors recommend is significantly better than sitting around.
Scientists in Singapore are designing "suicide bomber" bacteria that kill a harmful microbe called pseudomonas aeruginosa. Those bacteria, which commonly infect hospital patients with compromised immune systems, target tissue and can cause fatal infections.
Researchers in Singapore re-engineered a harmless strain of bacteria to fight another common, drug-resistant microbe called Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which spreads in hospitals and is deadly to patients with weak immune systems, according to findings published in the journal Molecular Systems Biology on Tuesday.
A Taiwanese study found that at least 15 minutes of exercise each day can increase life expectancy among inactive adults and reduce the risk for multiple illnesses.
A new drug, dubbed 'DRACO' by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, works by targeting a type of RNA produced only in virus-infected cells.
New developments in the five deaths that occurred in the northern region of Thailand
Researchers estimate that every hour an adult spends watching TV, their life expectancy shortens by almost 22 minutes. Watching TV for six hours a day can cut short one's life by five years.
All 50 U.S. states and territories will be able to boost their public health emergency preparedness capabilities as the federal Department of Health and Human Services awarded more than $613 million to strengthen all-hazards emergency preparedness.
Two studies published Monday suggest re-framing the way medical practitioners look at overweight and obese patients. The studies question the notion that BMI and weight determine health - even when someone is severely obese.
More than 60,000 pounds of ground beef supplied by National Beef have been recalled after officials at the Ohio Department of Agriculture discovered the batch was contaminated with E. coli.
One in five siblings of autistic children are at risk of being autistic themselves
Marine wanted to donate his organs to members of the military
A Florida teenager who died over the weekend from a suspected amoeba infection became an organ donor at age 14, according to her mother.
A camp in Virginia has no traditional activities such as fishing or swimming but it provides young women with statistics scarier than any campfire story - a possible HIV/AIDS diagnosis.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, have developed what could be a groundbreaking drug that seems effective at curing nearly any viral infection to include the common cold, influenza and other such illnesses.
Nearly one in five with an autistic sibling will develop the disorder
About 45,000 Verizon workers, represented by the CWA and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, have been on strike since last Sunday after talks for a new labor contract failed.
