MEDICINE

Researchers found that people who grow up on the lower rungs of the socioeconomic ladder are more susceptible to colds.

A recent spate of attacks on hospital employees by disgruntled patients has the public calling for reform.

No need to hoard bottles just yet, experts say, despite the Chinese drinking more wine than ever.

The nation is nearing a million casualties in its Afghanistan/Iraq wars, but for some reason the U.S. has stopped releasing numbers.

"The pumpkins seemed heavy, so we decided to run them through an X-ray machine and the drugs were found in bags inside the pumpkins," a CBSA spokeswoman said.

As the nation grapples with its alarming rise in health care costs, MIT looks at why technology hasn’t helped.

The latest unhealthy trend on social media sites like Instagram, Pinterest and Tumblr for teen girls and young women is posting photos of "thigh gap."

On "The Tonight Show," Michael Douglas said he was hopeful his marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones would work out.

Focus is on packets of dressing that may be tainted with the bacteria.

Scientists tried replicating another group's recipe for a genetic test for autism, and found it lacking.

The same molecular mechanism that can cause unfortunate allergy symptoms after bee stings may also confer protection against venom.

Candice Armstrong, a UK-based female bodybuilder, developed masculine features after becoming addicted to steroids.

A 3-year-old Mississippi girl born with HIV shows no signs of the virus after 18 months off anti-retroviral treatment, offering hope that the child has been cured.

Andy Lopez was shot and killed by two sheriff's deputies after they ordered him to put down a replica rifle.

Forget planking, mamming is the new craze that aims to have women put their breasts on practically anything in order to inspire others to get mammograms.

Scientists in the U.S. and U.K. have reportedly found a way to grow new human hair, as opposed to just relocating it.

Scientists have identified a protein found in breast milk that can neutralize the HIV virus and potentially prevent it from being passed from mother to child.

Episode 2 of "The Walking Dead" revealed a little more information about the "new threat" hurting the prison.

A UCLA team created an internal clock using a naturally occurring process that alters DNA, and the results may shed light on cancer.

Aedes aegypti, otherwise known as the yellow-fever mosquito, is known to carry dengue fever and yellow-fever viruses. The mosquito has been spotted in several California counties.

Justin Bieber super fan Toby Sheldon has spent nearly $100,000 on plastic surgery in order to look more like the pop star.