MEDICINE

Fourteen states have people infected from listeria-tainted cantaloupes.

Primatene Mist, the only asthma inhaler sold over the counter in the U.S., will be phased out by the end of 2011 because it contains chlorofluorocarbons that harm the Earth's ozone layer, the FDA said on Thursday.

New research shows that people who are depressed may be a little more likely than others to suffer from a stroke down the road.

West Nile virus cases are on the rise in states where a severe summer of scorching droughts and drenching rains has allowed mosquitoes to proliferate, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Public health authorities are sounding the alarm as mosquito breeding grounds created by torrential rain or persistent droughts have triggered a wave of West Nile Virus cases.

Emily Deschanel and her husband David Hornsby just got their life and marriage stepping up to a new level with the arrival of their first child on Wednesday.

The issue of the longevity gene has now created a feud between two trans-Atlantic camps of researchers. While the British scientists claim the days of longevity gene are over, the US scientists still have faith in the success of the gene.

A drug that makes brain cancer cells glow during surgery is being used for the first time in Australia, ABC Melbourne reports. The drug is given to the patient in a drink three to four hours before surgery, accumulating in the cells of the tumour which then glow under the blue light of an operating microscope.

Some canned foods marketed for children are found to contain estrogen-like chemical, Bisphenol A(BPA), according to a new report. A study by non-profit group, Breast Cancer Fund, found that 12 canned soups and pastas popular among children contained BPA, sparking off concern over the health effects of the chemical.

California Nurses Association to strike on Thursday.

Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the Army's vice chief of staff, told USA Today the Army is interested in conducting trials to determine whether fish oil can be used to reduce the Army's suicide rate.

With a one-in-five million odds of such a pregnancy, two babies from two separate uteruses were delivered at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater last week as result of a rare medical condition.

A gene scientists say delivers the fountain of youth may just a bucket of water, according to research published today.

Marijuana administered soon after a traumatic event prevented post traumatic stress disorder in rats, according to a Haifa University study that could ease the way for veterans suffering from PTSD being treated with marijuana.

A Florida woman with a rare medical condition has given birth to healthy twins - one from each of her two uteruses.

More U.S. women are drinking booze and becoming alcoholics, according to a study by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. About one-fifth of women have at least three drinks per day, versus a figure of about 42 percent for men.

Researchers at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine believe that a possible new blood test could help diagnose heart attacks.

People suffering from diabetes are more vulnerable to dementia, said scientists at a Japanese university.

Depression is linked with a considerably increased risk of developing stroke and stroke-related death as per a study.

A new study by the researchers of the Stanford University states that premature babies when grow up to be young adults, could face slightly increased death rates.

Persons with diabetes have a much greater chance of developing dementia than others, new research indicates.