Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline engaged in a pattern of misconduct while investigating abortion providers, a report said.
The percentage of Americans with heart disease, the No. 1 killer in the U.S., is continuing to fall, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health officials campaign to lower obesity levels in England.
A recent prospective study has found out that Neurosurgery for refractory focal epilepsy keeps adults free of seizures for up to 10 years. The study was conducted by Dr. John S. Duncan, of the Institute of Neurology at University College London, and colleagues. It was found that people were 52 percent free from seizures at five years and 47 percent at 10 years.
UK scientists at Strathclyde and the James Hutton Institute are developing tests for tracing unidentifiable source of the raw materials in designer 'legal high' drugs. Using isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) technique, UK researchers have attempted to reveal the course of a drug's manufacturing procedure which is expected to track the and gather information on manufacturers of bath salts or so-called ‘designer drugs’.
Scientists think they have found something of a cure for peanut allergies and allergies to other foods, according to research released Wednesday in the Journal of Immunology.
Congress passed the Protect Life Act Thursday evening. The bill, introduced by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa), is an attempt to bar federal funds from going towards health care plans that cover abortions. The bill, HR 385, prohibits women who are under the Affordable Care Act to purchase health insurance plans that cover abortion, even though most health insurance plans do in fact cover abortions.
CDC announces death toll of 23 due to listeria infection.
Infectious diseases still kill millions of people annually worldwide, though not at the scale of the Black Plague.
Scientists claimed to have cracked the genetic DNA of the worst bubonic plague in Europe's history, the Black Death, for the first time after analyzing the teeth of more than 700 year-old skeletons.
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the controversial 'Protect Life Act' on Thursday, legislation aimed at keeping every cent of federal money from funding abortion services.
The Black Death, the worst plague in Europe's history, killed between 30 million and 50 million people in the 14th century. Now, after analyzing dozens of skeletons, scientists claim to have cracked its genetic code. They say simple antibiotics available today can beat the disease.
Scientists have managed to map the entire DNA of the Black Death's bubonic plague from the teeth of four 650-year-old skeletons, the remains of victims buried in London's plague pits.
More sexually active American teen males are using condoms the first time they have sex, according to a new study done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More sexually active American teen males are using condoms the first time they have sex, according to a new study done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Herbert Chavez has been having cosmetic surgery since 1995.
Tuberculosis cases are decreasing for the first time in more than 20 years, the World Health Organization announced on Tuesday. But that progress may be threatened if Congress cuts foreign aid for prevention and treatment programs.
A recent study from the researchers of Norwegian Institute of Public Health suggests that the children whose mothers took folic acid supplement in their early pregnancy weeks were less likely to have severe language delays at the age of 3.
The number of people getting sick with tuberculosis has dropped for the first time, while the death toll from the disease reached its lowest level in a decade, helped by progress in countries like China, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
Healthy men should not receive the common blood test for prostate cancer since it does not save lives and leads to unnecessary anxiety, surgery and complications, a U.S. government panel says.
A recent study has found that lifestyle does, in fact, matter in preventing heart disease. The effects of gene variant, 9p21, one of the strongest predictors for heart disease, can be mitigated by a diet high in raw fruits and vegetables.
Women taking multivitamins may not necessarily live longer than those who get their nutrients from food alone, according to a U.S. study that found the group appears to have slightly higher death rates.
