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U.S. schools are failing to teach sexual education to its students, according to a new study

Sushi is the prime suspect of the latest Salmonella outbreak, but government officials say the foodborne illness hasn't been traced to a particular food yet and investigations are still underway.

A whooping cough epidemic has broken out in Washington state, according to the Washington State Department of Health. Over 600 cases have already been reported this year.

If a friend had a fungal infection on his face, your first instinct would probably not be to lick it off of him. But for Lasius neglectus, the garden ant, swabbing fungus off a nestmate with one's tongue is actually a good strategy to keep from getting sick, and scientists are calling it social vaccination.

Lara Flynn Boyle is the latest celebrity victim of Pillow Face syndrome, as she was seen on Saturday in Los Angeles in paparazzi photos with an almost unrecognizable puffy, swollen face most likely the result of fillers or bad plastic surgery.

The 1940 Census records highlight some major lifestyle differences between then and now. One of the biggest differences? Healthcare.

Women infected with two separate human immunodeficiency virus strains have a stronger immune response than women infected with a single HIV strain, a finding that could assist in producing the elusive anti-HIV vaccine, according to a new study published in the journal PLoS Pathogens.

As the digital age reaches the dormant stage of social adaptation, having left its mark on the daily process of culture at large, can we add viralism or another digitally referential marker to our collective art discourse? Moreover, is viral a relevant -- let alone acceptable -- aesthetic stance?

When the news broke this week that 71-year-old Dick Cheney received a heart transplant, some readers may have wondered if the former US Vice President was a bit too old for the procedure. But when it comes to transplants, age isn't necessarily a discriminating factor, experts say.

Cancer is killing younger people in India and affecting far more poor and less-educated villagers than wealthier, better-educated urban people, researchers reported on Wednesday.

A new research study says marijuana-like substances may help in treating and suppressing HIV.

The Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference currently being held in Dublin between 26-29 March proposed the use of viruses called bacteriophages to wipe out bacterial strains that are resistant to the current crop of antibiotics. In a proactive stance, the FDA has been warned legally to to act on its long-drawn 35-year-old ruling that restricts the use of popular antibiotics in farms food.

R.I.P Chingy became a trending topic on Twitter Tuesday, with rumors of the American rapper's death upsetting and confusing fans worldwide.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis is becoming a widespread problem, according to a WHO researcher.

Tuberculosis reached its lowest levels in the United States since 1953, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.

Russian great-great-great-grandmother Anastasia Khoreva lived to be 105 years old, but she decided to cut her life short rather than wait to die.

Hibernating black bears heal without scars or infections despite having a reduced body temperature, heart rate and metabolism, according to a new study.

On New Year's Eve 2004, after months of losing weight and suffering fevers, night sweats and shortness of breath, student Anna Watterson was taken into hospital coughing up blood.

On New Year's Eve 2004, after months of losing weight and suffering fevers, night sweats and shortness of breath, student Anna Watterson was taken into hospital coughing up blood.

Moms require more training and education in handling a humidifier in a child's room during cold and flu, says a survey conducted by the Vicks Humidifiers.

Researchers predict a surge in Lyme disease infections this coming spring and summer.