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Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in the Abbassiya section of Cairo to pay their respects to their spiritual leader, who was dressed in formal robes and seated on a chair inside St Mark's Cathedral. But the crush of the crowd in Cathedral Square sparked momentary chaos when a stampede on the church grounds resulted in the death of at least three people and injured more than 50 others.

Kids with one type of leukemia are living longer than they used to, most likely thanks to new drug combinations that mean fewer patients are relapsing after a first round of treatment.

The quest for the ultimate anti-aging skin solution has now found its magic in scientifically developed nanoparticles obtained from shrimps and lobster. The search for the best anti-aging remedy has led a group of scientists to observe gene markers for long- term skin regeneration. At the American Academy of Dermatology's annual meeting in San Diego last Friday, new research on genetic implication on skin and its aging process were discussed .

Robbie Pickering's remarkable film, Natural Selection is an off-beat dramedy like no other. The story centers on Linda (The Hangover's Rachel Harris), a barren Christen women who is has been forced to repress her ungodly desire for sexual intimacy.

A new poll released on Friday shows that Pennsylvania voters favor renaming Penn State's football, Beaver Stadium, after Joe Paterno, the longtime coach who died in January.

In the latest political clash over women's health, the White House has suspended Texas from a Medicaid program that provides reproductive health services.

Giuliana Rancic told coworkers that she still wanted to gossip and talk fashion after going through a double mastectomy. Lay it on me, she told Glamour.

Many patients taking a widely prescribed class of oral cancer drugs are also using a variety of medications that could reduce the effectiveness of the cancer treatment or increase its toxic side effects, according to research by Medco Health Solutions Inc.

The Obama Administration on Thursday said it would begin shutting down a program that provides health care for more than 100,000 low-income women in Texas because the state will not allow funding for clinics that provide abortion services.

Former Welsh rugby union player Mervyn Davies died Thursday afternoon aged 65 after losing a long battle with cancer.

A new ad campaign by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention includes videos of former smokers who have suffered lasting damage from their habit: Brandon, a 31-year-old double-amputee from North Dakota; Roosevelt, a 51-year-old Virginia smoker who shows his scars after heart surgery from the heart attack he suffered when he was 45. There's also 28-year-old Jessica. Although she's not a smoker, her 7-year-old son's asthma led to an emergency room visit because of an attack brought...

Meghan McCain is posing in April’s issue of Playboy.

Doobie Brothers drummer Michael Hossack died of cancer at the age of 65 on March 12, 2012. Hassock played in the band in from 1971 to 1973, and later from 1987 to 2012 for series of benefit concerts and reunion shows. The Paterson, New Jersey native almost chose a different line of work from music. Here are five things to know about his history with music and the Doobies.

Advances in genetic profiling are paving the way for more precise, and effective, treatment of the aggressive bone marrow cancer known as acute mylogenous leukemia, or AML, according to new research.

Health officials launched a $54 million advertising campaign on Thursday depicting the health risks of smoking in gruesome detail, offering the latest salvo in the government's campaign to deglamorize cigarette smoking.

'I think it's very bizarre, John Ramsey said of the childhood beauty pageant circuit.

Michael Hossack, the famous rock drummer of Doobie Brothers, died of cancer at his home in Dubois, Wyoming.

People who eat a lot of red meat are more likely to die at any given time than those who go light on the burgers and hot dogs, a new study suggests.

JonBenet Ramsey's infamous 1996 murder is in the spotlight again as her father has spoken up about his late daughter's life as a child beauty queen.

An Italian member of the hacktivist collective Anonymous targeted the Vatican website for a second time in under week on Tue. March 13, knocking the website offline and penetrating deeper into the city state's server to steal the personal information of multiple Vatican Radio journalists.

The father of the murdered 6-year-old beauty contestant, JonBenet Ramsey, who was killed in 1996, said he regretted allowing his daughter to compete in beauty pageants in his new book detailing his life after her death.