CANCER

A spot on the lung is often nothing to worry about, but patients will leap morbid conclusions, according to a new study.

A group of men deployed by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan to help stop crime in Chicago is a welcomed initiative by the city's first Jewish Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

It seems that Ashton Kutcher is trying to change his status as a spotlight lover and be recognized as a brilliant actor instead.

German actress Susanne Lothar died abruptly on Wednesday.

Jennifer Gibbons, the Chicago woman vying to become the first person to row solo around the perimeter of Lake Michigan, is not letting her alleged sexual assault get in the way of accomplishing the feat.

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collaboration with scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health, National Cancer Institute, Merck and the University of California have identified a drug employed in treating certain types of lymphoma that help dislodge a hidden virus in patients receiving treatment for HIV.

Based on analyst estimates, Merck & Co. will report earnings of $1.01 a share on sales of about $12.16 billion -- an increase of 0.1 percent from the year-earlier quarter. The company posts its second-quarter earnings on Friday, before the opening bell.

Chad Everett, the star of the 1970s TV hit Medical Center, died Tuesday at age 75 after a battle with lung cancer - a diagnosis he allegedly kept secret from his friends, according to actor Kevin Sorbo. Everett had a long-lasting marriage with Shelby Grant, an actress who also appeared on Medical Center. The couple were married for 45 years prior to Grant's death in June 2011.

In the first half of this year, 15 states managed to pass almost 40 laws that restrict women's reproductive rights.

On Tuesday, the New York City Board of Health will hold a public hearing for supporters and opponents of Mayor Bloomberg's proposed ban on big sodas.

Google honored Amelia Earhart’s 115th birthday by gracing its homepage with a drawing of aviator boarding a Lockheed Vega 5B monoplane, which she used to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932. The birthday celebration appears to be a bittersweet, appropriate commemoration on the heels of first female astronaut Sally Ride’s death on Monday.

As news of America's first woman on space Sally Ride's death spread like wildfire, many expressed their support to her grieving family members including Tam O'Shaughnessy her partner of 27 years.

Researchers found that cancer patients deemed to have high social attachment - meaning they had relationships that made them feel emotionally secure and closely connected to at least one other person - are more likely to survive than patients with lesser emotional bonds.

Frank Pierson, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of such films as A Dog Day Afternoon and Cool Hand Luke, whose career stretched over 50 years in Hollywood, passed away today at the age of 87.

American astronaut Sally Ride passed away peacefully after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a statement from the company she founded.

The meeting, which will take place at the PM's official residence of number 10 Downing Street, is fraught with potential political faux pas. After all, the sitting PM is not -- according to a Downing Street spokesman who spoke to the Telegraph -- supposed to meet candidates in elections in foreign countries.

Evita was also widely admired for her great beauty and fashion style.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has officially fined Penn State $60 million after a horrific scandal, involving retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky molesting young boys, and administration members, like Joe Paterno, attempting to hide the sexual abuse.

Prominent journalist and political writer Alexander Cockburn died in Germany on Saturday, according to his friend Jeffery St. Clair. Cockburn, 71, had been battling cancer for a couple of years.

Reddish hair is linked to increased oxidative stress in boars, according to a new study.

Only months after Republicans attempted to defund Planned Parenthood, they are trying to do it again. The measure has no hope of passing, but it speaks to the GOP's unending radicalism on reproductive issues