Bert Sugar, boxing writer and sports historian, known for his fedora and cigar, passed away on Sunday from cardiac arrest. He was 75.
At 71, former Vice President Dick Cheney was older than average for a heart transplant and had to wait longer than the typical patient as well -- 20 months compared with a year or less.
Thirty golfers stripped-off and played mini golf naked to raise funds for prostate cancer charity at the Adventure Island in Southend, Essex, Associated Press has reported.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Saturday returned to Cuba to resume radio therapy for his cancer.
Dissolvable tobacco use may reduce the risks that come from smoking, but could lead to more overall tobacco use, according to a report by an FDA panel
The development of a novel antidepressant ground to a halt this week when researchers found it did not make patients feel any better than the pills they were already taking.
A Minnesota high school student hit the headlines on Thursday when porn star Megan Piper agreed to be his date on prom night.Mike Stone, 18, took to Twitter after being rejected by his female classmates. He may have just been trying his luck while asking 600 celebrities to be his prom date. And even though Megan Piper did agree to his request, it seems that fortune is not really in his favor.
Drugmaker Roche Holdings AG will cut the prices of two major cancer drugs in India after the country’s regulators stripped industry rival Bayer AG of its exclusive rights to market its own cancer drug, reported Reuters, which cited a company spokesperson.
Paul Allen, who helped co-found Microsoft alongside Bill Gates in 1975, has donated $300 million to The Allen Institute for Brain Science, based in Seattle. Allen helped establish The Allen Institute with his sister in 2003, pledging $100 million at the time and another $100 million since then.
John Edwards is denying reports that he was a client of 'Millionaire Madam' Anna Gristina.Edwards is the latest politician, either former or current, to be embroiled in a prostitution scandal.
'I guess it's something I felt I had to face on my own.
IBM (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer services company, said it will deploy its powerful Watson supercomputer at New York’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to fight lung, prostate and breast cancer.
McDonald's Corp (MCD) Chief Executive Jim Skinner, who took the top post at the world's biggest hamburger chain following the abrupt departures of two CEOs, is retiring after more than seven years as a stabilizing force at the helm.
Lawmakers are investigating three pharmacies in Maryland and North Carolina accused of passing critical drugs in short supply directly to wholesalers, who are likely to profit from the scarcity of life-saving medicines, rather than to the patients that need them.
Kathy Bates battled ovarian cancer eight years ago, but the Harry's Law actor has just recently opened up about it.
Opioids, a type of molecule that includes painkillers like morphine, may stimulate tumor growth, according to two studies appearing in the latest issue of the journal Anesthesiology. The studies suggest that opioid painkillers may hamper recovery for cancer patients but could also lead to a new possible target for tumor-fighting drugs.
Breast cancer survivors who eat a healthy dose of omega-3 fats - found largely in oily fish like salmon, tuna and mackerel - may have some extra energy throughout their day, according to a U.S. study.
Energy In Depth, a public outreach branch of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, took a shot on Tuesday at a new study on hydraulic fracturing's air emissions.
The Supreme Court rejected two patents on a method for monitoring a patient's blood to determine the best dosage for a drug, a decision that may affect the profitability of personalized medicine.
Tobacco-related deaths have nearly tripled in the past decade and big tobacco firms are undermining public efforts that could save millions, a report led by the health campaign group the World Lung Foundation (WLF) said on Wednesday.
Three new studies published on Wednesday added to growing scientific evidence suggesting that taking a daily dose of aspirin can help prevent, and possibly treat, cancer.
A group of Baylor College of Medicine scientists studying fruit flies and Canadian genetics researchers put their heads together and found a gene linked to a neurodegenerative disorder in humans, according to a study published Tuesday in PLoS Biology.
