CANCER

Garlic is more effective than antibiotics at killing and preventing food poisoning, according to a new study.

A New Jersey mother has been arrested and charged with second-degree child endangerment after being accused of taking her five-year-old daughter to the tanning salon. Patricia Krenticil has not denied that she took her five-year-old daughter to the tanning salon with her, but she did attempt to blame the child's burn and rashes on the outdoor sun, ABC News reported.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez departed for Cuba Monday, announcing that he would undergo further cancer treatment.

Ryan O?Neal has published a book about his relationship with the late Farrah Fawcett.

On the same day a federal judge blocked Texas from removing Planned Parenthood from a state program for advocating abortion services, an appeals judge allowed the state to move forward.

A new test for breast cancer may be able to spot the disease up to a decade before it develops, according to a new study.

Ian Somerhalder has been a smoldering TV sensation for quite a few years now. After heating it up with co-star (and real life love) Nina Dobrev for three seasons of The Vampire Diaries, Somerhalder has stepped up his charity work.

Air pollution may be declining, but over 40 percent of the U.S. population lives in areas where pollution makes breathing dangerous, according to a report by the American Lung Association

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The world of Poker has taken a hit today, as Thomas Austin Amarillo Slim Preston Jr. has died. The poker great, who won the 1972 World Series of Poker Main Event, died on Sunday, April 29, at the age of 83, after a battle with colon cancer, according to the Associated Press.

House Speaker John Boehner accused President Barack Obama of diminishing the presidency by picking fake fights during his re-election bid. But even in the political fake fight realm, who is winning?

Medical device maker Hologic Inc. said Monday it would acquire diagnostic test maker Gen-Probe Inc. for about $3.7 billion in cash to expand its molecular diagnostic business, international presence and cross-selling opportunities.

Consumer, producer, and environmental groups are concerned that Dow AgroSciences appears to be on the cusp of winning U.S. regulatory approval for genetically engineered corn -- a move that could potentially have devastating consequences by encouraging the increased use of the herbicide 2,4-D.

The student loan debate continues in Washington as the House plans to vote on a bill Friday that would keep interest rates at 3.4 percent for subsidized Stafford loans, instead of increasing to 6.8 percent on July 1.

Giuliana and Bill Rancic just announced that they arexpecting their first child via gestational carrier in the late summer and the gifts are already rolling in. Yesterday the E! News host was treated to a surprise baby shower by her coworkers.

U.S. health regulators rejected the application by Amgen Inc, the world's biggest biotechnology company, to expand the use of the drug Xgeva to delay the spread of tumors to the bone in patients suffering from advanced prostate cancer.

Blueberries and strawberries may slow memory loss in women, according to a new study. The findings add to the list of potential health effects from these superfoods.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home early Thursday after 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba, putting an end to ongoing rumors of his death.

The New York police have arrested a woman who admitted to faking cancer for years to gain sympathy gifts and money from family, friends and donors.

Doctors administer blood transfusions far too often, causing unnecessary cost and unnecessary risk, according to a new study.

Researchers spotted an white killer whale on Sunday, the first time an all-white adult killer whale has been seen.