MEDICINE

Marek Lapinski, 24, of California, died after experiencing complications from his wisdom teeth removal, prompting questions of medical malpractice.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America released its annual list of the most challenging places to live with allergies. Check out which cities are the most troublesome.

President Barack Obama announced the BRAIN Initiative, a $100 million brain-mapping project, on Tuesday.

Suspended priest Kevin Wallin of Waterbury, Conn., admits to selling $300,000 worth of meth and using his sex shop to launder the money.

Actress Melissa Joan Hart has been named the latest spokesperson for Nutrisystem, according to Tuesday press release.

The third body in the Shain Gandee case has been identified as Robert Myers, and cast members of MTV show "Buckwild" react to Gandee's tragic passing.

Major airlines in Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere may soon adopt a similar pay-what-you-weigh policy in light of rising fuel costs.

Lindsay Lohan took to Twitter to announce she was pregnant early Tuesday morning but didn't say who the father of her child was.

"Buckwild" star Shain Gandee is thought to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning after his truck was found buried in mud.

My 420 Tours promises "420-friendly hotels" and daily "420 happy hours" for its inaugural Denver trip this April.

Drug abuse, including heroin, is sweeping across Punjab, India.

Scope Bacon mouthwash is a new dental hygiene product, if the folks behind an ad campaign are to believed.

Kansas state legislators are debating a measure that some say could lead to the harassment or quarantine of those with HIV/AIDS.

Hundreds of thousands of Pakistani children are at risk for contracting polio after the Taliban threatened local health workers.

New York City doctor Hector Castro stands accused of running a $10 million oxycodone trafficking ring, which distributed over 500,000 pills.

Oklahoma dentist Dr. Wayne Harrington is accused of allowing unsafe IV practices resulting in 7,000 patients having to be treated for infections.

Five offbeat Catholic relics that test the limits of human preservation.

George King was born vaginally six weeks ago in the United Kingdom. His weight: 15 pounds, 7 ounces.

Transplanting the gut bacteria population from mice that had gastric bypass surgery into other mice transferred some weight loss, too.

Robin Roberts will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs.

Bloomberg’s attempt to educate the public about what is in its “interests" is anything but Orwellian.