MEDICINE

Researchers at a Japanese university have invented a minuscule, self-propelled, remote-controlled endoscope that can capture images of a human's stomach and colon.

There were 347 million people with diabetes worldwide in 2008, according to international team of researchers working with The World Health Organization (WHO).

There were 347 million people with diabetes worldwide in 2008, according to international team of researchers working with The World Health Organization (WHO).

The Food and Drug Administration released Friday reducing the dosage for anemia drugs Procrit, Epogen and Aranesp for patients with chronic kidney disease due to increased risks of stroke, blood clots and death. “FDA is recommending new, more conservative dosing recommendations for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents [ESAs] for patients with chronic kidney disease,” Dr. Robert C. Kane

Missy Elliot recently told People magazine she suffers from an illness called Graves' disease. Graves' disease is an ailment that affects the autoimmune system and thyroid gland.

The first-ever Congressional bill to let states legalize marijuana is a bipartisan effort, and the group of police and judges who make up LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, are 100% in favor of it. However, majority support does not appear likely in the current session of Congress.

FDA follow-up study on silicone-gel breast implants returned to market for patients in 2006 concludes they are safe, but won't last forever.

Alzheimer's Disease, which is a progressive degeneration of the brain, claims about 23,000 American lives a year. A look at some of the celebrities who succumbed to Alzheimer's Disease.

Ryan Dunn died at approximately 3.a.m. on June 20th morning in West Goshen, Pennsylvania, after his 2007 Porshe 911 GT3 skidded off the road, hit a tree and caught in flames. The accident killed Dunn and a co-passenger who has been identified as Zac Hartwell.

In the wake of the FDA's latest breast implant alarm, the following are the high-profile celebs who should start worrying. The list includes Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Heidi Montag and Katie Price.

The Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday found no evidence that silicone breast implants increase the risk of breast cancer, reproductive abnormalities, or other problems.

A study paid for by the makers of anti-wrinkle injection Dysport found that it is better at reducing crow's feet than its popular competitor, Botox. On Monday, the makers of Dysport announced a study comparing two different kinds of botulinum toxins. The double-blind study was funded by Dysport and published in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.

The star of slap-comedy TV-shows and movies Jackass Ryan Dunn and his passenger died after his speeding Porches crashed and burst into flames.

There is more bad news for smokers. Smokers will not only have higher risk of getting a lung cancer but they are more likely to have severe tumors and higher chance of death when they get prostate cancer compared to non-smokers according to new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of California, San Francisco.

One child drowns every five days in a portable pool during warm weather months, according to a new study in United States.

Smokers who were diagnosed with prostate cancer were found to be more at risk of cancer death and recurrence, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. But for men who have quit for at least 10 years, their mortality risk was similar to people who never smoked.

Even after the release of the preliminary autopsy results by the coroner's office, questions remain about whether alcohol played a role in the crash. Chester County Coroner's Office spokeswoman Patty Emmons said the toxicology results that will help decide whether alcohol was factor, will take up to 6 weeks to be released.

The Chester County Coroner's office on Tuesday confirmed that both Ryan Dunn and his passenger died from the impact of a crash and the fire that engulfed the 2007 Porsche he was driving early Monday morning. The Chester County coroner said blunt force trauma and thermal trauma were the causes of death for both victims, according to the Associated Press.

The Chester County coroner reported Tuesday that Jackass star Ryan Dunn and passenger Zachary Hartwell that blunt force trauma and thermal trauma were the official causes of death for both men.

The number of food allergies in children in United States is much more serious than government thinks, according to a new study.

The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have come up with new cigarette warning labels, its first in more than 25 years. The new labels are required to be on all cigarette packs, cartons and advertisement by no later than September 2012.