An ancient skincare ointment may have been the cause behind the death of the most powerful Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut. The skin ointment was found to contain creosote and asphalt, known carcinogenic substances.
A photograph appearing to show an emaciated Steve Jobs surfaced on celebrity website TMZ, which said the picture was taken on Friday, two days after he resigned as Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) CEO.
Xalkori is a Pfizer drug, and it works by targeting specific genes found certain patients. This gene is called the abnormal anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene and is present in about 1 to 7 percent of non-small cell lung cancer patients.
Half of all men and women in the United States could be obese in 20 years, could lead to 65 million more Americans being classified as obese.
Apple Inc's first day without Steve Jobs as chief executive looked awfully similar to most other days: its share price beat the broader stock market.
On the grounds of the Bodyworks weight loss campus in Beijing, 30 tubby men and women sweat profusely, gasping for air as they pound the treadmills in an exercise room.
Teen vaccination rates for human papillomavirus (HPV) are trailing behind for two other vaccines recommended for teens and preteens, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A Kentucky truck driver has lost a multimillion-dollar damage claim that he filed after he woke up from basic circumcision surgery with a chunk of his penis missing.
As the obesity epidemic continues to escalate, a new study projects that half of the U.S. will be obese by 2030 unless measures to stifle, monitor and prevent obesity are adopted into public policy.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which helped guide the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program that funds children who experience side effects from vaccines, has commissioned a report after 17 years that found no link with autism and Type 1 diabetes after taking certain vaccines.
The impending threat that Apple will see Jobs-less days had been looming since CEO Steve Jobs announced his medical leave in January.
Ministers should now tax unhealthy food as obesity is the most widespread in the U.S. and Britain among the world’s leading economies, experts urged on Friday.
Obesity is most widespread in Britain and the United States among the world's leading economies and if present trends continue, about half of both men and women in the United States will be obese by 2030, health experts warned on Friday.
Scientists and Neanderthals mated, scientists said. Scientists have long has long thought that Neanderthal genes that have been instilled in human DNA are not functional.
Steve Jobs on Wednesday resigned as chief executive of Apple, marking an end to his 14-year reign at the consumer electronics giant he co-founded in a garage.
Here is a collection of Steve Jobs' greatest quotes.
Patients with the rare form of cancer suffered by Apple Inc's Steve Jobs face a tougher battle if the disease recurs, because of the methods used in fighting it.
Steve Jobs, the co-founder of apple has resigned as CEO of Apple Inc. following years of health problems.
A report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services helped guide the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, which provides a pool of money to take care of children who experience side effects from vaccines, federal scientists say.
Steve Jobs announced on Wednesday that he could no longer be chief executive of the company he co-founded.
Steve Jobs' groundbreaking decision to resign as chief executive of Apple is widely speculated to be due to his health, as Jobs has long suffered from a rare form of pancreatic cancer, and survived longer than many others with the same disease.
Everyone from Steve Wozniak to Arnold Schwarzenegger comment on Steve Jobs leaving his post as Apple CEO.
