Study suggests that lighter-skinned people take vitamin D supplements.
Copenhagen officials expect the levy to generate almost 2.2?billion Danish kroner ($390-million) for the government.
Michael Jackson's fingerprints were not on the bottles of propofol found in his bedroom, ABC News is reporting. That could destroy the defense's argument that Jackson gave himself a lethal dose.
Study suggests that doctors check with mild stroke patients about depression and other effects.
Investigators from the Government Accountability Office report that thousands of Medicare beneficiaries are doctor shopping to receive huge bulks of prescription drugs.
Day six of Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial gets underway today in Los Angeles, with Dr. Murray's former girlfriends on the list of potential witnesses.
A breast cancer survivor said she was subjected to a humiliating public pat down at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport even though she offered to produce documentation on her medical implants.
Men who have extramarital affairs are increasing their risk of penile fracture, a new study found. According to the new report from a University of Maryland researcher, there is a link between patients suffering from penile fracture and extramarital affairs.
Study suggests that students who discuss their drinking habits on Facebook may have problems.
Canada-born Ralph M. Steinman, 68, who was awarded with the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his groundbreaking work on the immune system, died of pancreatic cancer just days before he would have found out that he had been awarded the prize.
A scientist who won the Nobel prize for medicine on Monday used his own discoveries to treat himself for cancer, but died of the disease just days before he could be told of the award.
The Facebook pages of college students could, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, indicate which of them display symptoms of alcohol dependence and abuse.
Canada-born Ralph M. Steinman, of New York's Rockefeller University, who was honored with the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his groundbreaking work on the immune system, died of cancer just days before he could be told of the award.
Study suggests that those who post drunk photos on Facebook will have alcohol problems in life.
Female “Broadway Bound” sea lion recovering after being shot, found on highway.
The 2011 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, was awarded on Monday to Bruce Beutler and Jules Hoffmann jointly for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity and the other half to Ralph Steinman for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity.
On Saturday, Denmark became the first country in the world to introduce a fat tax, surcharge on unhealthy foods that are high in saturated fat for in hopes of curbing bad eating habits.
Predicting who will receive the Nobel Prize is an annual guessing game for some, for others, such as Thomson Reuters, it involves statistics.
The 2011 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, was awarded on Monday to Bruce Beutler and Jules Hoffmann jointly for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity and the other half to Ralph Steinman for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity.
One of the three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine Monday used his insights into the immune system in treatments against the pancreatic cancer he suffered for four years.
During this year's breast cancer awareness month campaign, a sea of pink ribbons and supporters gather across the country for a number of events.
Three scientists shared the Nobel Prize for medicine Monday for their discoveries about the human immune system that forged the development of new treatments against infectious diseases and cancer.