HEALTH

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its first over-the-counter HIV test -- known as OraQuick -- which produces results in about 20 minutes.

After a judge blocked the state from defunding the family planning provider, lawmakers found a loophole in the decision.

The iconic Easter Island statues may not be the only mysteries on Rapa Nui - bacteria found in soil on the Polynesian territory may hold the key to curing Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at the University of Texas San Antonio Health Science Center.

Following reports that a man ate his 40-pound family dog and another man in China chewed a woman's face, the latest zombie news is that a naked man high on the street drug bath salts threatened to eat police officers on a Georgia golf course.

All but one of the children died with rapid deterioration of respiratory function, the WHO said.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released in its World Drug Report 2012 this week data underlying a list of the top 12 cannabis-smoking countries in the world compiled by Business Insider. The good old U.S. of A. landed at No. 7.

As a heat wave rolls across most of the U.S., precautions should be taken to prevent heat-related conditions such as heat stroke, cramps, and sunburn.

Several red states could decide to opt out of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, which would leave the very poor with little-to-no options for health coverage.

With Independence Day on the horizon, many Americans are looking for remedies to cure that inevitable hangover they will face on July 5 when expected back in the office. But thanks to researchers Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Medlock, there is now a scientific cure for the aftermath of lapping up too much alcohol. In a new video, The Scientific Hangover Cure, that has gone viral, Moffit and Medlock of ASAPScience debunk some of the myths after drinking too much.

Mississippi could soon be the only state in the nation without an abortion clinic.

The FDA has approved the first new weight-loss pill in more than a decade: Belviq, a long term anti-obesity drug produced by Arena Pharmaceuticals.

While toxicology reports of cannibal attacker Rudy Eugene failed to find the bath salts drug in his system, experts speculate that Marijuana could have influenced the face-chewing attack he carried out in Miami last month.

Both the uninsured and those who already have health coverage stand to benefit from the upholding of the Affordable Care Act.

Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court's liberal judges to uphold the law's individual mandate.

A German court ruling that said circumcision violates a child's fundamental right to bodily integrity has drawn criticism from members of the country's Jewish and Muslim communities, where the practice has historical and religious significance.

Complications from acute myeloid leukemia was Nora Ephron's cause of death. This article will teach you all about the serious condition.

Most Americans are concerned about the public-health consequences of antibiotic overuse, even as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration drags its heels in developing regulations for the meat industry.

The lone star tick is what insiders are saying is responsible for the wave of meat allergies spreading up the East Coast. Named for the white spot on its back, the lone star tick makes its mark by biting its victim and releasing saliva into the wound, which triggers an allergic reaction to meat.

A powerful anti-smoking ad from Thailand where children with cigarettes in their hands ask smokers for a light and the smokers chide them on the harmful effects of puffing tobacco has gone viral.

Anne Hathaway stuck to an intense diet and exercise regimen while slimming down for the filming of The Dark Knight Rises and Les Miserables surviving on radishes and hummus at one point. But she's not the only celeb who has undertaken an extreme diet.

Just what they would want to replace it with, though, is not clear.

Body Exchange, a Canadian gym located in the heart of Vancouver, prides itself on being plus-size friendly as a work out sanctuary for those who are considered overweight. But the owner of the gym went as far as instating a ban on skinny people at the gym to preserve that environment.

Imagine achieving that clean just-stepped-out-of-the shower feeling without ever setting foot in a bathtub or soaping up. That's exactly what one South African college student, Ludwick Marishane, achieved with his product invention called DryBath, a new way to take a bath sans water through a clear topical gel applied to the skin.

New York City residents added 10 years to their life expectancy between 1987 and 2009, according to a new report.

Wesley Warren Jr., the Las Vegas man who made headlines last year for having a rare condition causing his scrotum to weigh 100 pounds, turned down an offer Monday for free surgery to correct his scrotal lymphedema. View the slideshow to see photos of Wesley Warren Jr.

Drawing inspiration from New York City's Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is also considering banning large soda and sweetened beverages in city restaurants.

Pakistan is one of three countries in the world where polio is still endemic.

If you say the weight of the world is on your shoulders, now you'll be able to quantify it, thanks to a new study that found the world's population weighs 316 million tons, or about 287 million metric tons.

Scientists have created the ultimate menu that they believe can be the world's healthiest meal not short of flavor. According to British researchers at the Leatherhead Food Research organization, the healthiest meal includes salmon terrine, chicken casserole with lentils and mixed vegetables and a walnut-covered blancmange as the dessert.