BACON! BACON! BACON!
The mandate under the Affordable Care Act requires Catholic-affiliated institutions like hospitals and colleges to offer health care plans that cover contraception at no cost.
The street value of the haul was more than $4 billion.
Gonorrhea is becoming resistant to common antibiotics, leaving researchers to wonder if there is anyway left to treat the common STD.
Put down your diet soda and listen up. The bubbly zero calorie drink may increase your risk of heart disease, according to new research.
What was supposed to be a feel-good story landed one broadcaster in the hospital after a rescued dog bit her in the face.
Eastern Europe has been hit the hardest by the cold snap, with shipping suspended and hundreds dead across the continent
A recent study has revealed that 297 of the 12,000 police officers who first responded to the 9/11 attacks have been diagnosed with cancer, triple the rate before the tragedy according to the Huffington Post. The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (PBA) released figures that show that the cancer rate among NYPD officers has increased from six per year before the attacks to 16 per year after the attacks.
The top Republican in the Congress on Wednesday denounced President Barack Obama's new rule on contraceptives as an assault on religious freedom and vowed to overturn it, as the White House sought to prevent the issue from becoming an election-year liability.
Reproductive rights advocates on Wednesday asked a federal judge in Brooklyn to make the morning-after pill immediately available to girls of all ages without a prescription.
Obese Americans in the military are a national security hazard and first lady Michelle Obama wants to see that change. Obama, who has spearheaded a healthy eating and fitness program for children for two years, will lend her voice on Thursday to the military's efforts to overhaul the food it serves.
For the first time, scientists in the U.S. have grown brain nerve cells from skin to study Parkinson's disease.
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are in the process of developing a breakthrough breathalyzer technology that would enable early and quick detection of symptoms related to type 2 diabetes mellitus, cancer, obesity, metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
A petition by Doctors for America urges the Obama administration to maintain the contraception mandate that has been attacked by conservative Republicans.
Two Broadway shows are putting on autism-friendly productions later this year in New York City.
Dr. Mehmet Oz has announced the one millionth participant of his transformation nation weight loss challenge, which has a $1 million grand prize.
Online dating sites aren't any better at matchmaking than randomly approaching a person in a bar, according to new research.
Genetically modified salmon could provide cheaper fish throughout the world. But is it safe to eat?
Romney's views on contraception oscillate to fit his political agenda.
People can increase their chances for longevity, though much is circumstantial. Below are three ways that research shows how people can max out their longevity.
Russian explorers confirmed Wednesday that they breached Lake Vostok, a body of water 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) beneath the Antarctic surface.
Even though whale sharks are not hybrids, the name suggests the contrary and gives us a chance to look at other hybrid species created in the wild and domestic settings.
The Obama administration is willing to work with Catholic universities, hospitals and other church-affiliated employers to implement a new policy that requires health insurers to offer birth control coverage, a top adviser to the president's re-election campaign said on Tuesday.
The Obama administration plans to spend an additional $156 million over the next two years to help find an effective treatment for Alzheimer's, a fatal brain-wasting disease that affects more than 5 million Americans.
According to the report of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 90 percent of Americans are consuming more than the recommended level of sodium. Bread and Rolls are the top sources of salt (sodium chloride) intake.
Canadian researchers from the University of Western Ontario claim they have developed a promising HIV vaccine, which has received the green light by U.S. FDA officials to begin testing the vaccine on humans.
Hana Hwang, a 13-year progeria patient has become a celebrity on YouTube after posting a short video of thanks go her hero Selena Gomez, who paid a surprise visit to the Los Angeles Children's Hospital in December.
Felix Baumgartner's space jump will take place in 2012, the Austrian daredevil's sponsor, Red Bull, confirmed this week.
As the Obama administration approves $50 million more in funding towards Alzheimer's research, a paper calls into question the criteria for diagnosis.
Bread - yes bread - gave Americans the most sodium in their diets, according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey released Tuesday.
