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U.S. Tennis star Venus Williams withdrew Wednesday from the U.S. Open after recently being diagnosed with an energy-draining autoimmune disease called Sjogren's syndrome.

U.S. researchers say a new, highly effective class of psoriasis drugs showed no link to heart problems after a study, published Tuesday, found that the effectiveness of drugs did not necessarily identify rare safety problems.

According to a recent study, Celiac disease is on the rise in the United States. Celiac disease is a gastrointestinal disorder characterized by intolerance to gluten, a grain protein.

No, they are not protesting against something by blocking the railway tracks. These people in Rawa Buaya, Indonesia's West Java province, are lying across the railway tracks hoping for good health.

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.

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.

Lynne Gravier run an 'animal hippie commune and shack-out pad'

McNeil Consumer Healthcare said on Thursday it plans to lower the maximum recommended dosage on regular Tylenol and other acetaminophen-containing products beginning next year, but the company will recommend six pills a day, or 3,000 milligrams, rather than eight pills, or 4,000 mg, on Extra-Strength Tylenol product packages immediately.

The 30-year-old reality TV star Kim Kardashian was diagnosed Sunday with the autoimmune disorder psoriasis, a skin disease that roughly affects 7.5 million Americans.

So far, there have been 97 reported cases of illness resulting from an outbreak of Salmonella Agona, ten of which involved individuals being hospitalized, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.

U.S. health regulators on Monday warned people not to eat Mexican-grown papayas from Texas distributor Agromod Produce Inc., as they investigate a possible link to a salmonella outbreak in 23 states. So far, the outbreak of Salmonella Agona has resulted in 97 reported cases of illness, ten of which involved individuals being hospitalized, across the country, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.

Health officials say gonorrhea is showing resistance to the antibiotics used to treat it, causing concerns over a gonorrhea superbug outbreak. The resistant gonorrhea strain has not be found in the United states, but CDC officials say there are signs it could happen.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: PAETEC Holding, SIGA Technologies, MYR Group, Zalicus, and Maiden Holdings. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: DragonWave, Quidel, Abaxis, BJ's Restaurants, and Signature Bank.

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:

Yoga is a way of life for good living and for the benefit of the body. Yoga is the only way through which the body will be fit and fine without any trainer, without equipment and medicine.

Think you're a good speller? Check out the words that stumped this year's contestants.

RBC Capital Markets said Xoma Ltd. (NASDAQ: XOMA) continues to make steady albeit measured progress toward initiating a pivotal trial in Behcet’s disease, which could begin by year-end 2011, pending regulatory feedback.

RBC Capital Markets expects Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (NASDAQ: VRTX) Incivek (telaprevir) to treat hepatitis C is likely to be approved on or around May 23.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Axcelis Technologies, ValueClick, AXT, and Silicon Graphics International. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Key Tronic, Motricity, Kandi Technologies, First Solar, Century Aluminum, and Zalicus.

Roche Holding AG's arthritis and cancer drug, Rituxan, received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat two rare disorders that cause blood vessel inflammation.

Roche Holding AG's rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat a rare type of arthritis in children.