Michael Jackson was beleaguered by the pressures of his comeback tour, which forced him to take a desperate action leading to his death, a Los Angeles court was told on the first day of his doctor's homicide trial.
According to a survey conducted by Consumer Reports, the percentage of people who reported skipping medication and other forms of health care this year rose nine percentage points to 48 percent.
The World Health Organization recently endorsed a cervical cancer detection method using vinegar that can diagnose precancerous spots and remove them in minutes.
Sly Stone admits to still abusing drug and alcohol.
A new study by Harvard University researchers found that coffee acts as an antidepressant among the people who consume caffeinated products on a regular basis.
A new poll states that Americans receive too much health and medical care. Around 42 per cent of the U.S. primary care physicians believe that their patients are receiving too much medical care.
Men who do not have children may be at higher risk for cardiovascular disease as per a new study.
Women drivers, long victims of sexist stereotypes, really are worse at parking than men, European studies indicate.
Regular consumption of two or more cups of the caffeinated beverage helps women lower the risks of developing depression, researchers of Harvard University found.
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has released a new campaign urging patients to check out doctors' qualifications before going under the knife, prompted by a series of reports of botched surgeries.
A recent Stanford University study found that childless men are 17 percent more likely to die from heart disease compared to men with even one child.
Researchers used Maggot Debridement Therapy to treat wounds in diabetics.
A surge in the number of new cancer cases and in expensive treatments for the disease cost the world around $895 billion in 2008, according to a study calling for urgent solutions.
The cost of treating new cancer patients is estimated at $286-billion annually – and similarly, expected to climb, thereby creating a new massive financial burden.
The health care division of Bayer AG has reported that its trial prostate cancer drug Alpharadin, in Phase III study, showed significant increase in overall survival in patients.
Combination of Afinitor® and Aromasin can buy you more time before the breast cancer situation worsens.
Young people across the globe are having more unprotected sex and know less about effective contraception options, a multinational survey revealed on Monday.
Novartis's bone drug Zometa extended survival in older breast cancer patients but failed to improve disease-free survival among younger women patients in a large-scale clinical trial, researchers said on Sunday.
The damaging impact of chemotherapy on healthy cells can now be combated using a protein switch that initiates cancer cells to produce their own anti-cancer medication.
Cancer experts believe a treatment combined with chemotherapy and radiotherapy can cut down the risk of tumor recurring in a patient.
In a major breakthrough in prostate cancer treatment, a new drug has been shown to prolong survival in patients with advanced prostate cancer.
Doctors felt it would be unethical to deny the placebo group the drug
