HEALTH

The heartfelt story of children with a rare disease received widespread attention this week once researchers found that a drug called rapamycin, an immunosuppressant drug, could treat Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (progeria), according to a recent study published in Science Translational Medicine.

Medicare continues paying for cancer drugs Avastin for breast cancer, and Provenge, for prostate cancer, regardless of what health regulators rule on the medicine's fate.

Bad food habits in children can lead to eating disorders and anorexia nervosa is one of them. Anorexia is characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an intense fear of gaining weight. According to the estimate of the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, anorexia case in children between 8-11 years are on increase.

A new research has discovered that smokers who receive encouraging text messages are more likely to be successful in quitting smoking. They study was published in the British medical journal The Lancet.

A new study has found that smokers who receive encouraging text messages are more likely to be successful in quitting smoking. They study was published in the British medical journal The Lancet.

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:

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is on the verge of banning the use of Avastin in the treatment of breast cancer. However, a significant section of breast cancer patients have said the FDA line is wrong. The Abigail Alliance, a platform of breast cancer patients and their relatives, has said the FDA is making a tragic mistake.

Avastin, one of the best-selling cancer drugs in the world, could be banned from the treatment of breast cancer after the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) panel found for the second time the drug was ineffective and unsafe in breast cancer treatment.

Two new studies have found that even diet sodas can make you gain weight and become fat.

Patients and doctors testify about safety and effectiveness of Avastin to treat advanced breast cancer as the FDA wraps up a two-day hearing on Wednesday.

Researchers say mammograms prevent deaths from breast cancer, and the number of lives saved increases over time.

Krokodil or Crocodile in Russian is a homemade substitute of heroin, which is casting deathly shadows over the lives of thousands of Russia's drug addicts. It has a reptilian name because the users' skin starts developing crocodile-like unpleasant scales, over repeated use. And that is arguably the least this deadly drug can do to your body. The scales would give way to decaying sores and gray skin. The flesh would soon start to degenerate and would peel away leaving bones exposed....

The hottest item for soon-to-be parents will be hard to come by after federal safety guidelines take effect on Tuesday after a ban of the cribs, which have been blamed for dozens of deaths.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration along with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health agencies are warning consumers not to eat Evergreen Produce brand alfalfa sprouts or spicy sprouts because they may be linked to 20 cases of salmonella poisoning.

Residents near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant in Japan are passing urine contaminated with radiation, raising concern over permanent dwellings in the region.

Lower body fat percentage does not always decrease your chance of having heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study.

There were 347 million people with diabetes worldwide in 2008, according to international team of researchers working with The World Health Organization (WHO).

There were 347 million people with diabetes worldwide in 2008, according to international team of researchers working with The World Health Organization (WHO).

The Food and Drug Administration released Friday reducing the dosage for anemia drugs Procrit, Epogen and Aranesp for patients with chronic kidney disease due to increased risks of stroke, blood clots and death. “FDA is recommending new, more conservative dosing recommendations for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents [ESAs] for patients with chronic kidney disease,” Dr. Robert C. Kane

The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have unveiled the new cigarette warning labels on Tuesday, its first in more than 25 years. The new labels are required to be on all cigarette packs, cartons and advertisement by no later than September 2012.

Alzheimer's Disease, which is a progressive degeneration of the brain, claims about 23,000 American lives a year. A look at some of the celebrities who succumbed to Alzheimer's Disease.

Music Star Glen Campbell has revealed that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and he will put out his final album this summer.

In the wake of the FDA's latest breast implant alarm, the following are the high-profile celebs who should start worrying. The list includes Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Heidi Montag and Katie Price.

Police reports were issued today, pointing to two culprits.

The Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday found no evidence that silicone breast implants increase the risk of breast cancer, reproductive abnormalities, or other problems.

The U S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled graphic images to fight cigarette addiction on June 21. State slideshow to see photos of the warnings:

A study paid for by the makers of anti-wrinkle injection Dysport found that it is better at reducing crow's feet than its popular competitor, Botox. On Monday, the makers of Dysport announced a study comparing two different kinds of botulinum toxins. The double-blind study was funded by Dysport and published in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.

There is more bad news for smokers. Smokers will not only have higher risk of getting a lung cancer but they are more likely to have severe tumors and higher chance of death when they get prostate cancer compared to non-smokers according to new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of California, San Francisco.

One child drowns every five days in a portable pool during warm weather months, according to a new study in United States.