A man who had a cancer-stricken windpipe can now anticipate a normal life expectancy after doctors replaced that windpipe with a lab-made organ freeing him of the cancer.
In a major breakthrough in the medical sciences, first ever Windpipe grown in laboratory through stem cell technology has been transplanted successfully in a cancer patient in Sweden.
It's true what they say - hand size is a good indicator of what a man has going on below the belt.
During the waning hours of testimony that led to the sentencing of Casey Anthony murder trial to four years for lying to investigators. Orange County Court Judge Belvin Perry says she can go free in late July or early August because she has already served nearly three years in jail and has had good behavior.
A report released on Thursday showed that over the past 15 years, seven states have doubled their rate of obesity and ten states have doubled their rate of diabetes.
A survey of four locations in Fukushima city, outside the nuclear evacuation zone, has showed soil radiation above levels that has prompted evacuation of pregnant women and children from the city.
Researches have found that Chantix, the popular Pfizer drug that helps people quit smoking, may instead give people heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems.
British fertility researchers developed a more accurate way to predict which pregnancies have more chance to end in miscarriage and say it could help doctors target a treatment to women.
Deaths from colon cancer continue to drop across the United States — in all but one state, health officials said Tuesday.
A study showed an increase in the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular cases among smokers who take the drug Chantix to help them quit.
The deadly E. coli epidemic in Germany and France was most likely caused by fenugreek seeds imported from Egypt, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said on Tuesday.
A new study says environmental factors may be more important than genes in determining whether a child develops autism.
A new study suggests doctors are testing women for human papillomavirus, or HPV, more often than guidelines recommend.
Joey Chestnut has dominated the famous Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest once again.
The West Nile virus is back in the US in 2011.
Yes, nicotine addiction is partly physical. But the mental aspect of quitting cannot be stressed enough.
Virtually since the dawning of cell phones various reports have emerged suggesting that the device increases the risk of brain cancer, only to be refuted by another study shortly thereafter.
A new research has discovered that smokers who receive motivational text messages are more likely to be successful in quitting smoking. They study was published in the British medical journal The Lancet.
Two new studies have found that even diet sodas can make you gain weight and become fat.
The heartfelt story of children with a rare disease received widespread attention this week once researchers found that a drug called rapamycin, an immunosuppressant drug, could treat Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (progeria), according to a recent study published in Science Translational Medicine.
Medicare continues paying for cancer drugs Avastin for breast cancer, and Provenge, for prostate cancer, regardless of what health regulators rule on the medicine's fate.
Bad food habits in children can lead to eating disorders and anorexia nervosa is one of them. Anorexia is characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an intense fear of gaining weight. According to the estimate of the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, anorexia case in children between 8-11 years are on increase.
A new research has discovered that smokers who receive encouraging text messages are more likely to be successful in quitting smoking. They study was published in the British medical journal The Lancet.
A new study has found that smokers who receive encouraging text messages are more likely to be successful in quitting smoking. They study was published in the British medical journal The Lancet.
Johnson & Johnson has recalled a massive amount of the painkiller Tylenol. Here is a factsheet on all you need to know about the drug, its recall and the company:
The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is on the verge of banning the use of Avastin in the treatment of breast cancer. However, a significant section of breast cancer patients have said the FDA line is wrong. The Abigail Alliance, a platform of breast cancer patients and their relatives, has said the FDA is making a tragic mistake.
Avastin, one of the best-selling cancer drugs in the world, could be banned from the treatment of breast cancer after the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) panel found for the second time the drug was ineffective and unsafe in breast cancer treatment.
Two new studies have found that even diet sodas can make you gain weight and become fat.
Patients and doctors testify about safety and effectiveness of Avastin to treat advanced breast cancer as the FDA wraps up a two-day hearing on Wednesday.
Researchers say mammograms prevent deaths from breast cancer, and the number of lives saved increases over time.
