MEDICINE

Those close to actor Zac Efron reportedly spoke out regarding his alleged drug use following reports the former "High School Musical" star recently attended rehab.

The former Disney teen sensation is said to have relapsed during the filming of “Neighbors” in April.

In comas deeper than a "flat-lined" EEG state, researchers found a pulse of brain activity they're calling "Nu-complexes."

Zac Efron reportedly went to rehab for cocaine use and dabbled in Molly.

There have been several new cases of West Nile virus across the United States with close to 700 people infected with the virus as of Sept. 10, 2013.

Miss Florida Myrrhanda Jones became a fan favorite when she wore a bedazzled knee brace to the 2014 Miss America Pageant.

MenAfriVac could be the beginning of the end of meningitis in Africa, and it costs about $0.50.

A woman in China who opened a bottle of 3-month-old "snake wine" was attacked by its contents.

PETA's press release accuses the NFL of funding inhumane experiments on animals in order to research the effects of injuries sustained by its players.

But, some say doctors have been using Botox to treat crow’s feet for years now without the FDA's approval.

Many people are wondering if Garcinia Cambogia really works after being touted as a weight loss "holy grail."

According to a statement from the American Heart Association, severe obesity, a newly defined class of risk, exists in 5 percent of all U.S. children.

California’s multi-billion dollar adult-movie industry has been shut down temporarily due to an ongoing HIV scare.

David Mangum of Dexter, Mo., has confessed to exposing over 300 sexual partners to HIV after he failed to disclose his HIV-positive status to them.

"I'm 32 years old and I'm HIV-positive," Rod Daily wrote on his Twitter account. Two weeks ago, his girlfriend Cameron Bay also said she tested positive for HIV.

Troubled NBA star Lamar Odom was arrested Friday morning for DUI as rumors of his alleged crack cocaine addiction persist.

A 5-year-old Arizona boy was recently approved for a medical marijuana card to treat seizures caused by a genetic brain defect.

New research shows that the more alcohol consumed before motherhood, the greater the chance of developing breast cancer.

More than 300 dolphins have stranded themselves this summer, and wildlife officials say a familiar foe is to blame.

As with other recent measles outbreaks, a small population of unvaccinated individuals provided avenues for disease to spread.

Health officials are reporting three more individuals may possibly be infected with bubonic plague in Kyrgyzstan following the death of Temirbek Isakunov on Aug. 22.