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One of the ingredients in beer that gives it a bitter tang could be the key to new medicines.

The last known member of the species died in a zoo in Hobart, Tasmania, in September 1936.

Research suggest that there may be some therapeutic benefits to snake venom, but don't try milking one at home just yet.

Dr. Oz, on the January 3 episode of his television show, discussed the miracle that is red palm oil. Despite the dubious medical claims, conservation groups are also voicing their concern of Dr. Oz’s recommendation of the supposed diet miracle.

Four-stranded DNA structures have been seen in the test tube but never before in the natural life of a human cell, until now.

About 12,000 women in the U.S. are prone to cervical cancer each year. Though it was a second leading cause of death in American women years ago, today it is identified as preventable if detected early.

Lance Armstrong may have just attracted millions of television viewers to his confessional interview with Oprah Winfrey on her eponymous Oprah Winfrey Network, but can he get audiences into theaters to watch his life story?

Researchers found that three of four apps touted as skin cancer diagnostic tools are dangerously inaccurate.

Venezuela and Cuba's longtime political and economic alliance could change if Chavez prematurely leaves office.

When a country's power structure is dominated by a single leader, things can turn messy quickly if the leader gets sick.

Allyn Rose, who will represent Washington, D.C. in the Miss America 2013 pageant, said she is removing both breasts as a preventative measure to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer, which took the lives of her mother, grandmother and great aunt.

Wilko Johnson, musician and actor best known for helping found rock band Dr. Feelgood and appearing in HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” has announced on his personal website that he has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s staunch ally Diosdado Cabello was re-elected as head of the National Assembly Saturday, with the possibility of him becoming the caretaker president if Chavez cannot be sworn in for his new term Thursday, Jan.10.

Hugo Chavez may be seriously ill, but he still has to be in Caracas next Thursday, according to his own Venezuelan Constitution.

In an alarming statement Thursday night, the government said its leader is now being treated for "respiratory deficiency."

On the latest episode of Dr. Oz, the good doctor promotes red palm oil as a diet miracle. But is it?

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez remains in Cuba following cancer surgery and may not appear at his own Jan. 10 inauguration.

Venezuela’s opposition Wednesday asked the government to disclose “the truth” about President Hugo Chavez’s condition, as he recuperates from a cancer surgery in Cuba.

As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is recuperating from a cancer surgery in Cuba, his government officials said they will postpone his inauguration, slated to be held Jan.10, if his condition doesn’t allow him to start his new term.

The Indianapolis Colts have exceeded expectations in 2012 and welcome back head coach Chuck Pagano after his battle with leukemia.

The newly married transplant recipient received the lungs of a 20 pack a day smoker and died of lung cancer.