MEDICINE

A German study found that dogs can reliably sniff out lung cancer on an affected patient's breath.

Marriage plays a big factor when it comes to long-term survival following the recovery of heart bypass surgery, a study has shown.

Black scientists are ten percent less likely to receive a biomedical research grant than an equally qualified white applicant

While it's not time for emergency measures, the patient still needs the drip.

When Maggie looks into the mirror she sees a thin girl holding up a small pink dress. But in reality, Maggie is a chubby young girl who is trouble by her weight. That's a description of what is seen on the cover of an upcoming children's book titled Maggie Goes On A Diet, written by Paul Michael Kramer. The book is set to come out on Oct. 16, but has been getting much criticism from parents, pediatricians and nutritionists.

A team of international scientists have discovered exactly how a human egg captures a sperm in the fertilization process, which could lead to better fertility drugs.

For some people, living a single life is full of fun and freedom, but it has some serious side effects that one can't afford to ignore. A new study has revealed that people who do not have their other half could have serious health issues and might die much earlier.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Wednesday approved the Roche-manufactured drug Zelboraf, for the first-line treatment of both metastatic and unresectable types of melanoma, reportedly the most dangerous type of skin cancer.

U.S. Government officials and Congressional lawmakers, along with drug industry and doctors' groups, are scrambling to find remedies for critical shortages in a number of drugs that treat life-threatening illnesses, including bacterial infection and several forms of cancer.

Scientists from the University of Birmingham found that a modified form of Ecstasy (MDMA) could be used in treating myeloma, lymphoma, and leukemia, after scientists modified the drug to increase its tumour-killing properties.

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.

Over 32,000 children in Vietnam have been struck by hand-foot-mouth disease, 81 of whom have died from the illness.

Adcetris is an antibody-drug that targets a type of lymphoma cell called CD30. It is the first treatment approved by the FDA for fighting Hodgkin lymphoma since 1977, and also the first made to specifically treat anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

Adcetris is the first treatment for fighting Hodgkin lymphoma approved by the FDA since 1977, and the first specifically made to treat anaplastic large cell lymphoma. The drug is marketed by Seattle Genetics of Bothell, Wash.

Medicinal Genomics successfully sequenced the marijuana genome in order to understand the plant's medicinal properties.

I weigh too much because I eat too much, he once told reporters. And I eat some bad things too.

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have discovered that a modified version of Ecstasy (MDMA) may have great cancer-busting potential, fighting off myeloma, lymphoma, and leukemia.

People can live longer if they practice one or more healthy lifestyle behaviors, says researchers who analyzed data from a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III Mortality Study, a mortality survey published online by the American Journal of Public Health.

People can live longer if they practice one or more healthy lifestyle behaviors, says researchers who analyzed data from the CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III Mortality Study, a mortality survey published online by the American Journal of Public Health.

The first two human cases of West Nile Virus this year both came from Illinois.