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British singer-songwriter Adele is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing vocal cord microsurgery, hospital officials in Boston said.

Drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) said it has won the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the expanded use of its cancer drug, Erbitux.

Joe Frazier, the relentless slugger who became the heavyweight champion of the world and earned boxing immortality with three epic battles against Muhammad Ali, died on Monday at age 67, his personal manager said.

Former world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier lost his battle with liver cancer and died overnight at 67, his family confirmed in a statement.

Joseph William Frazier, the heavyweight boxing champion whose string of wins culminated in the Fight of the Century with Muhammad Ali in 1971, died late Monday. He was 67.

Joe Frazier, the relentless slugger who became the heavyweight champion of the world and earned boxing immortality with three epic battles against Muhammad Ali, died Monday at age 67, his personal manager said.

English people scarf down more fruits and vegetable and consume less amounts of fat and salt.

Veteran singer Andy Williams, a 1960s television variety show star best known for his rendition of the ballad Moon River, told fans over the weekend that he has been diagnosed with bladder cancer.

Singer Andy Williams, The Golden Voice, has confirmed he has bladder cancer. Williams, 83, revealed his battle with the disease to the crowd at his Christmas show on Saturday night, The Associated Press reported.

Former Olympic and undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier is severely ill with liver cancer. He is in a very painful and serious situation, his manager Leslie Wolff announced Saturday.

The Jarrow march has become extremely relevant to new generation of Britons.

A genetically engineered smallpox vaccine reduced the risk of death for patients with advanced liver cancer by nearly 60 percent in a mid-stage study, prompting the launch of a later-stage trial.

At the American Institute of Cancer research (AICR) Annual Conference on Food, Nutrition and Physical activity, Washington experts presented a paper which shows the impact of physical activity on breast cancer. The paper suggests that a brisk walk can help reduce several key biological indicators of cancer risks such as sex hormone levels, inflammation and body fatness. The press release suggests that up to 40000 cases of breast cancer and 43000 cases of colon cancer in U.S are linked with lack ...

Legendary singer Andy Williams, who is best known for his hits Moon River and Can't Take My Eye Off You, has been diagnosed with bladder cancer.

Pale-faced but smiling, the crew of a long-duration isolation study emerged bleary-eyed to daylight and applause Friday after 520 days locked away in windowless, cramped cells to simulate the length of a journey to Mars.

Addiction treatment would improve patient safety, researchers noted in survey.

A group of Medicare patients and their families sued the Obama administration on Thursday, saying they were deprived of coverage by the government health plan because of a policy that allows hospitals to avoid admitting elderly people with chronic ailments as inpatients.

Americans in the past year got access to 24 new medicines before they became available anywhere else, U.S. drug regulators said.

The biography of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs has sold 379,000 copies in the United States in its first week.

Johnson & Johnson, the U.S. healthcare giant, Thursday denied reports that its baby shampoo products contained cancer-causing chemicals.

Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs leapt to the top of bestseller lists in its first week in book stores, flying off shelves to the tune of 379,000 copies, according to Nielsen's BookScan.