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A monthly cholesterol shot can reduce patients' levels by up to 66 percent, according to a new study described at a U.S. cardiology conference.

Protests erupted across Spain over the weekend amid plans to let petrol firm Repsol drill for oil off the Canary Islands, which locals say threatens tourism and wildlife.

Sitting for 11 hours or more per day raises the your risk of dying by 40 percent, according to a new study.

The Supreme Court patent case on Monday resulted in a SCOTUS overturn of the Myriad Genetics human gene ownership of human genes belonging to the Salt Lake company.

Patients showing heart attack symptoms who received a mixture of glucose, insulin and potassium from paramedics were half as likely to go into cardiac arrest or die than those who did not receive the dose, a study found.

Opana is the hot new prescription drug of abuse, sometimes with tragic consequences. Back in high school in Houston, Texas, C.J. Coomer got good grades and played football. He was dark-haired and handsome, popular with his friends and doted on by his family.

Nadya Suleman shocked the world when she gave birth to eight babies in 2009. Octomom Nadya Suleman goes topless! How did she get her body back in Shape? Yes, the Octomom is making eyes popand dishing exercise and diet advice...in the same issue that the mom of 14 posed topless for Closer. Wearing a pair of flesh covered underwear and holding her hands over her breasts, Suleman told the magazine that she has never looked this good.

Eating Chocolates Regularly May Help Reduce Weight, Keep Slimmer: Study

South Carolina’s Folly Beach got a shocking surprise when something very unusual washed up on their shore over the weekend. The mysterious sea creature was identified by a South Carolina aquarium veterinarian as an Atlantic sturgeon.

Giant Gambian pouch rats -- among the largest muroid rodents in the world -- have hit Florida's Grassy Keys and are breeding despite efforts to eradicate them.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis is becoming a widespread problem, according to a WHO researcher.

Cancer often evades the human immune system by fooling white blood cells into not destroying it. Researchers may have found a way to overcome this defense by masking a protein flag that tumors wave as a don't eat me signal.

Secondhand smoke and bed sharing are major risk factors for SIDS, according to a new study.

Beef Products Inc., maker of the controversial pink slime, suspended operations at three of its four plants on Monday.

Oversleeping is linked to health problems such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease, according to several studies.

Next time you're at the movie theater, you might feel a little less guilty about ordering that large popcorn: a researcher has found that the snack has more antioxidants than many fruits and vegetables.

Oprah Winfrey took the Next Chapter edition of her show to Fairland, Iowa on Sunday where she explored a new type of spirituality: Transcendental meditation.

Does a patient's environment play a role in their recovery? While some studies say yes, others are still skeptical.

At 71, former Vice President Dick Cheney was older than average for a heart transplant and had to wait longer than the typical patient as well -- 20 months compared with a year or less.

Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering from a heart transplant he underwent on Saturday morning. The 71-year-old politician received a heart from an anonymous donor and is now in the intensive-care unit of Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va.

A swine flu outbreak in India has claimed 12 lives since the beginning of this month and more than a hundred people have been infected so far. The source of the outbreak has not yet been determined, but India's Health Ministry has said it is being contained and urged people not to panic.

This week, a dog was found abandoned by a passing motorist on Mooney Hill Road in Kent, N.Y. Little did that dog know, but his life was going to be completely turned around.

Supermodel and Victoria's Secret Angel Miranda Kerr, who is the global ambassador for the Earth Hour 2012, has asked people to take part in I Will If You Will Challenge to do something positive for the environment.

While the full bill won't be in effect until 2014, the health care overhaul has already benefited millions of Americans, according to the Obama administration.

Dissolvable tobacco use may reduce the risks that come from smoking, but could lead to more overall tobacco use, according to a report by an FDA panel

The development of a novel antidepressant ground to a halt this week when researchers found it did not make patients feel any better than the pills they were already taking.

Rogue planets could be hurtling through space at speeds approaching 30 million miles per hour--near 5 percent the speed of light--launched in slingshot fashion by the extreme gravitational pull of the supermassive black hole believed to be at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, scientists have calculated.

China faces a shortage of transplant organs and has long relied on organs from condemned prisoners, apparently with their prior consent.

The U.S. Army has started a system-wide review to ensure its mental healthcare facilities are not engaging in the unacceptable practice of considering treatment costs in making a diagnosis, Army Secretary John McHugh told a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday.