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India Eradicates Polio Virus; No New Cases for a Year

India is about to hit a milestone in its battle to eradicate the polio virus with no new cases reported in the past year.

Bengals Cheerleader Sarah Jones Fights TheDirty.com for Online Sex Rumors

Sarah Jones had her life intact – she was a successful professional NFL cheerleader for the Cincinnati Bengals, a beloved high school teacher and in a loving relationship with her high school sweetheart. Everything was perfect until her world turned upside down after an anonymous post on the gossip site, TheDirty.com. Jones’ will soon face those who trampled her reputation in court.

Vietnamese Man Has 200-Pound Tumor Removed From Leg [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

Vietnamese Man Has 200Ib Tumor Removed From Leg [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

Nguyen Duy Hai, 31, is in stable condition after a tumor twice his weight was removed from his right leg. The operation, headed by U.S. surgeon McKay McKinnon, successfully removed the tumor after 12 hours in the OR. But how did the tumor get to be that size? According to McKinnon, Hai has neurofibromatosis, a disease that causes disfiguring tumors to form on nerves throughout the body.

Ramnit Social Infection: 45,000 Facebook passwords stolen

Login credentials of 45,000 Facebook users have been leaked out worldwide by the Ramnit malignant code which has invaded the world's No. 1 social network service. The biggest victims were users from the UK and France. The intrusion and theft were discovered by 'Seculert', a cyber threat management service.

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Enfamil Recall: Mead Johnson Says New Tests Did Not Detect Cronobacter

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (NYSE: MJN) has confirmed the safety of its Enfamil infant formula saying that new tests did not detect the presence of Cronobacter (Enterobacter sakazakii) in the product.

Enfamil Pulled from Shelves: Alternative Infant Feeding Formulas

Enfamil Recall: Mead Johnson Share Price Falls

The share value of Mead Johnson Nutrition has come down following reports that Wal-Mart pulled Enfamil Newborn formula powder from over 3,000 stores.

At Last singer Etta James terminally ill

Grammy-winning R&B singer Etta James is terminally ill, her live-in physician said in an interview this week that confirmed reports of the singer's fading health.

Etta James is Terminally Ill: 'At Last' Singer in Final Stages of Leukemia

As longtime manager Lupe De Leon confirms that the legendary blues and R&B singer is dying of leukemia, Etta James' live-in doctor is asking fans to pray for her, saying her cancer is now incurable. James, best known for instant classics like love song At Last, released a final album, The Dreamer, only two and half years ago.

‘Brain-Eating Amoeba’ in Tap Water Kills 2 from Improper Neti Pot Use

The Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals recently issued a warning about the potential dangers of improper neti pot use, following the death of two local residents from so-called brain-eating amoeba.

The report said NIH should require these studies to be performed only on animals that do not resist participating, using techniques that are minimally invasive and reduce potential pain and distress.

U.S. Agrees to Limit Medical Research on Chimpanzees

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) will sharply curtail medical research studies using chimpanzees, humans' closest relative in the animal kingdom, after an expert panel said such studies are rarely warranted.

Dr. Nancy Brajtbord administers a shot of gardasil, a Human Papillomavirus vaccine, to a 14-year old patient in Dallas.

Study Endorses HPV Testing For All Women Over 30

New DNA tests looking for the virus responsible for most cases of cervical cancer make sense for all women aged 30 or over, since they can prevent more cases of cancer than smear tests alone, Dutch researchers said on Thursday.

Crimes of New York: First, Do No Harm

Elsa Then purposely performed botched surgeries after preying on Hispanic women.

Stillbirths: Researchers Find Common Causes, Mysteries Remain

Researchers gave an epidemiological look Tuesday into the reasons and risks behind stillbirths and opened possible ways to prevent the devastating deaths of an estimated one out of every 160 pregnancies that predominantly affects black women.

Malaria kills twice as many people worldwide than originally thought.

Deaths From Malaria Fall, But Funding Woes Loom

Malaria deaths have fallen dramatically in the past decade thanks to increased aid allowing more people access to nets and medicines, but the economic slowdown threatens to curb future progress, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.

Lauren Scruggs Takes First Steps; Model Improving After Horrific Accident [VIDEO]

Lauren Scruggs, the 23-year-old fashion model and blogger who lost her left hand and sustained damage to her face after walking into the propeller of a small plane, is showing improvements as she took her first 30 steps down the halls of a Dallas hospital on Wednesday.

Chickens peer out of their cage at a poultry wholesale market outside Hanoi, Viet Nam.

Changing Attitudes in China over H5N1 Bird Flu

Two surveys released Wednesday concludes that poultry workers in China still need H5N1 avian flu education and that people in China have changed their eating habits in response to bird flu.

Australian blood plasma group CSL said Thursday it would donate $2.5 million worth of cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibodies from human plasma to the NIH for the trial in the United States.

U.S. to Test Therapy to Prevent Birth Defects

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is set to launch a large trial using antibodies to test a way to prevent birth defects, such as blindness and deafness, caused by mothers passing a common virus to their unborn babies.

Superbugs: Researchers Find Cheap High-Tech Cleanser

Researchers have developed an efficient, cheap liquid solution that fights antibiotic-resistant bacteria on hospital surfaces and keeps patients safe from life-threatening infections.

A health official inspects a condom at the Department of Medical Sciences laboratory in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok September 27, 2010.

AIDS Group Seeks LA Vote on Condoms in Porn Films

?Voters in Los Angeles, home to the U.S. porn industry, could soon be asked to decide whether condoms should be required in adult films to reduce sexually transmitted diseases.

Activists rally in support of the use of condoms in the adult film industry in West Hollywood.

AIDS Group Seeks Los Angeles Referendum on Porn Star Condom Use

Voters in the city of Los Angeles, home to the nation's porn industry, could be asked next year whether condoms should be required in adult film shoots to cut down on sexually transmitted diseases.

World AIDS Day 2011: Obama Combats HIV as Stigma, Apathy Stall Progress

World AIDS Day 2011 marks the 30th anniversary of HIV. While tremendous progress has been made, cases continue to rise worldwide, with treatment still largely unavailable to the poor. President Obama aims to combat stigma and apathy about HIV/AIDS, and increase available medication, with a joint U.S.-global initiative targeting 15 countries most affected by the deadly disease.

World AIDS Day 2011: New York Recommends Earlier HIV Treatment

To mark World AIDS Day on Thursday, New York City released a new recommendation that every person diagnosed with HIV start taking medication right away, rather than waiting until the virus progresses to AIDS and the immune system weakens.

HIV Infection among Female Sex Workers Declines: World Bank

A recent study, Impact of Targeted Interventions on Heterosexual Transmission of HIV in India, by the World Bank has found a significant decline in the prevalence of the HIV virus among female sex workers and young women (15-24 years) in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu.

A boy receives medication at Nkosi's Haven, south of Johannesburg November 25, 2011. Nkosi's Haven provides residential care for destitute HIV-positive mothers and their children.

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