MEDICINE

A new study shows almost one-third of children have misconceptions about their weight.

The New York Times editorial board says the U.S. government should "repeal the ban on marijuana" for people age 21 or older.

The latest prisoner execution gone horribly wrong brings more scrutiny to suppliers of lethal-injection drugs.

Classified as a Bacteriophage, it infects intestinal bacteria living in the human gut.

With Denver's crime rate dropping, Chris Christie criticizes legal weed. Rand Paul, his probable 2016 GOP rival, promotes pot-policy reform.

The Ebola outbreak is being exacerbated by misinformation and a response effort stretched to the breaking point.

The survey was conducted by the marijuana dating site My420Mate.com and questioned users on issues connected to both fidelity and morality.

Women are requesting specific celebrity features when they get plastic surgery. Take a look at the most sought-after celebrity looks of 2014.

The Ebola virus may have reached Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country.

The Wawona Packing Co. and the FDA have issued a voluntary fruit recall following the discovery of a potential listeria contamination.

Scientists found the owner of a camel barn in Saudi Arabia succumbed to an airborne version of the deadly MERS virus.

The newly crowned Miss Idaho, Sierra Sandison, is being hailed as an inspiration for diabetes patients.

An amendment just passed by the House would make the cannabis industry a more attractive partner for financial institutions.

Advocates lament the loss of some 100 prominent AIDS researchers aboard Flight MH17.

Several reports have emerged of allergies caused by the nickel content of tablets, laptops and other devices.

CDC, on Friday, shut down two labs that mishandled anthrax and bird flu viruses and barred shipment of samples from high security labs.

New World Health Organization HIV prevention guidelines recommend the use of PrEP to curb the spread of the virus across the globe.

Dude, there's a new stoner holiday, and it's now the second special day each year when pot users can choose to celebrate, well, using pot.

Selena Gomez's chest looked larger than ever on Wednesday as she walked around New York. Did she get breast implants?

Smoking hot? Online dating site targets pot users who want someone to "relax" with.

A suspected case may have been a false alarm, but the disease that has killed more than 460 people in West Africa isn't going away.