CANCER

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez confirmed this weekend that he had suffered a recurrence of cancer, saying he would need radiotherapy treatment after the removal of another tumor even though there was no evidence of metastasis.

Even as a national debate rages over contraception insurance, tens of thousands of low-income women and teenagers across the United States have lost access to subsidized birth control as states slash and restructure family planning funds.

Even as a national debate rages over contraception insurance, tens of thousands of low-income women and teenagers across the United States have lost access to subsidized birth control as states slash and restructure family-planning funds.

The 'Chuck Norris Bridge' has 1,157 votes, or 74 percent of all votes cast by Slovakians, who enjoy the jokes about the Walker, Texas Ranger star's strength, manliness and his purported cancer-curing tears that permeate the web, according to Reuters.

While teens are often discouraged from engaging with their laptops before sleep, a new online therapy program has proved to recover fatigue in teenagers over a 6-month period.

Japan is facing a demographic nightmare that portends a doomsday scenario for its future.

Daiichi Sankyo Co. and GlaxoSmithKline have stated that they have agreed to form a 50-50 joint venture which will bring new products to the Japanese market.

Justin Bieber, took his 18th birthday as an opportunity to rally up his fans on Twitter and ask them to donate t to the charity: 'Water.' In doing so his fans topped the Guinness World Record for the number of tweets sent out within 24 hours, according to Mashable

The Senate narrowly backed a key plank of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform Thursday by rejecting a sweeping Republican measure that would have allowed employers to opt out of birth control coverage and other medical services on moral grounds.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is said to be recovering successfully after a Monday operation.

Almost 1.3 million people will die of cancer in the European Union this year, but death rates from the disease are on a steady decline, according to new research released on Wednesday.

Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital have isolated egg producing stem cells from human ovarian tissues. The new study is seen as a precursor to solving fertility issues in women of reproductive ages. If made viable, the study could benefit young women undergoing cancer therapy and older women who have to resort to egg donors.

U.S. health regulators will add warnings to the labels of widely used cholesterol lowering drugs, such as Lipitor, saying they may raise levels of blood sugar and could cause memory loss.

Taking sleeping pills could put you at an increased risk of premature death or cancer, according to a new study.

New research from the Scripps Clinic Sleep Center in San Diego points to very strong links between sleeping pills and early death.

A small study suggests women plagued by menstrual cramps may find relief with vitamin D3, raising hopes that the dietary supplement could one day be an alternative to the painkillers and birth control pills that doctors now recommend.

Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi has travelled abroad for routine medical checks six months after undergoing surgery in the United States, a spokesman for the party said on Tuesday.

The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) is giving away free pancakes on Tuesday, February 28, in honor of National Pancake Day. Auntie Anne's Free Pretzel Day and Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day also coming soon.

Boys should receive the HPV vaccine as well as girls, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended on Monday

Weapons-grade uranium. There’s an ominous ring to those words.

Two newly discovered blood proteins may aid in cancer research, and the discovery of proteins ABCB6 and ABCG2 were the first new types found in a decade. Many people may know of common blood types A, B and O, but there are many other ways blood is categorized, particularly when it comes to its compatibility with other types.