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The federally illegal plant increased patients' median survival rates by about six months.

At least one in four teenagers has tried "dripping," according to a new study.

"We wish it to be a springboard for positive change," Tezer Kutluk, president of the Union for International Cancer Control, said in a news release.

A new study showed the impact of increased drug use, suicides and liver disease.

A new study from the CDC says the gap between rural and urban health is growing.

Nutella lovers don't seem scared by the warnings. Nutella sales in Italy soared by 4 percent in recent months.

People who exercised less frequently reaped the same health benefits as those who routinely did physical activity, the study said.

Remember Ziggy Stardust and all his accomplishment on the day of his death.

Researchers from the Israel Institute of Technology have created a device that can identify 17 different diseases, including lung cancer or Parkinson’s disease.

Researchers in Detroit hope that zebrafish will help them to figure out what pesticides may trigger leukemia.

Critics are calling for the removal of a paper from a scientific journal for fears that it may cause undo concerns over a vaccine for Human papillomavirus.

Capsaicin, the molecule that makes foods like chili peppers spicy, can kill breast cancer cells, a new study found.

A recent investigation found that the link between the military pesticide and birth defects in veterans' children was largely ignored by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

President Barack Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act on Tuesday to fund cancer research and take on the U.S. opioid epidemic.

The 21st Century Cures Act passed Wednesday includes multiple provisions for eating disorder treatment, funding and research.

Zykadia more than doubled the median progression-free survival rate for patients suffering from anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive nonsmall cell lung cancer.

Just consuming a handful of nuts can reduce the risk of diabetes by almost 40 percent, according to the study.

People who smoked just once a day were also found to have greater risks of lung cancer.

The psychedelic drug Psilocybin, which is the active compound in hallucinogenic “magic mushrooms,” could help cancer patients when it comes to anxiety and depression.

The country is lacking both basic and life-saving medicine in the wake of its currency floatation.

A new analysis showed that black women in England were twice as likely to be diagnosed with advanced breast cancer than white women.