HEALTH

A new survey from the U.S. Census Bureau found that women without a high school diploma are almost four times less likely to receive paid leave after childbirth, the widest gap in 50 years.

The American Medical Association threw its support behind government efforts to ensure the supply of lifesaving medicines but stopped short of recommending financial penalties against drug companies.

Women who survive breast cancer after undergoing chemotherapy may also have to contend with impairments in attention, memory and planning skills, U.S. researchers said Monday.

For the first time, stem cells taken from patient's own failing heart have been shown to repair the damaged heart and rejuvenate it.

Qantas is celebrating Movember by flying a mustache-clad Boeing 737.

If you or anyone you know has actually interested a vodka-soaked tampon into your vagina or rectum, please come forward.

One in 10 adults will have diabetes by 2030, posing a huge challenge to healthcare systems around the world, according to a report on Monday.

A team of U.S. scientists believe they have found a piece of advice that breast cancer -stricken mothers can give their daughters to help them stave off the disease: stay clear of alcohol.

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, have introduced a new class of drug - histone deacytalase inhibitors - meant to combat Tamoxifen resistance in patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer tumors.

A quarter of people suffering from diabetes could be at risk of amputation as they have not received a foot check in the last year, a leading charity has warned.

A public health expert says if pediatricians help their patients maintain a healthy weight and abstain from smoking early in life, fewer of them will develop heart problems as adults.

As the daughter-in-law of cosmetics heavyweight Estée Lauder, Evelyn Lauder chose to dedicate much of her life to breast cancer awareness.

Want to have a rockin' hot bod like a Victoria's Secret model? Adriana Lima said it's not as easy as walking down the catwalk, as she revealed her diet secrets and regiment which take weeks of preparation and discipline before the annual fashion show.

Apparently, Swedish sperm donors are more stable, mature and have better social skills than the average Swedish man, according to the results of a new study.

Patients suffering from Transient Ischemic Attack, commonly known as mini stroke, have 20 percent lower chances of surviving another nine years following the attack, a new report mentions.

'Contagion' is the label financial markets use for the economic spread of the Greek crisis. For hundreds of people in an increasingly chaotic society, the word has a deadlier meaning.

Europe's health is suffering, with around 80,000 cases of tuberculosis infection a year and serious problems with measles, HIV and threats from superbug infections, an annual health report on the region said Thursday.

A new study from the University of Michigan, has suggested that it may be possible for scientists to develop a device that measures blood sugar levels through tears instead of blood. If the Michigan study reaches ground reality, it could be a tearful adieu to the prick for diabetes checks.

Malaria-resistant people have mutated red blood cells that resist the parasite's ability to steal that necessary cellular scaffold, according to research published Thursday in the online edition of Science, uncovering a puzzle years in the making.

Tropical bacteria produces a previously-unknown toxin that shuts down its hosts years, sometimes decades, later, researchers found.

When obese people lose weight with behavioral therapy, their family members may get a bit trimmer as well, a new study suggests.

Reducing salt in the diets of the general population may not have an overall positive health impact, according to a review of more than 160 scientific studies published Wednesday.

The United States set a new direction for its global AIDS campaign on Tuesday, emphasizing HIV-fighting drugs that can prevent new infections to bring the goal of an AIDS-free generation within reach.

A government-backed expert panel joined in the fight against skin cancer on Tuesday with a proposal urging doctors to counsel fair-skinned youths about sun protection.

Devices help researchers track spread of crop diseases.

A recombinant poxviral vaccine, PANVAC, under study has shown to produce positive results in patients suffering from ovarian and breast cancer with limited tumour burden and minimal prior chemotherapy, a recent research reveals.

A UC San Diego study shows autistic children have an average of 67 percent more brain cells, with significantly heavier brains than their normally developing peers. The excess of brain cells in the prefrontal cortex suggest autism begins in the womb, not (as previously imagined) in infancy or toddlerhood. Extra brain cells cause autistic kids to have too much of a good thing.

Physically acting out dreams, also known as rapid eye movement behavior disorder (RBD), develops into degenerative nerve disorders in 40 to 65 percent of patients, such as Parkinson's disease, researchers found.

Draft recommendations shoot for 90 percent vaccination rate by 2020.