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Two doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine may be offering just as much protection against cervical cancer as the three-dose regimen which is now being used, as per a new U.S. government research.

Sonia Gandhi, leader of Congress party, returned home on Thursday after more than a month of medical treatment in the United States which had left the government rudderless to deal with the biggest protests in decades

In the first randomized controlled study of Weight Watchers participants, family doctors compared the commercial weight-loss program with standard care, and found that Weight Watchers was more than twice as effective.

A draft statement from the United Nations on addressing chronic diseases an upcoming summit served as a great disappointment after no mention of how to tackle and treat disease epidemics, an international health group said group Thursday.

Middle-aged women, who indulge in moderate consumption of an alcoholic beverage on a regular basis, stand a better chance of staying healthy as they grow older, research shows.

The NBC news veteran told her audience about her diagnosis Wednesday evening at the end of her MSNBC show Andrea Mitchell Reports.

NBC's chief foreign affairs correspondent, Andrea Mitchel announced live on air Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, urging women to get screened.

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is joined by Rosie O'Donnell, the newest addition to the media mogul's OWN TV network, for the October issue of O Magazine that looks at breakthrough visionaries in different fields.

The number of American adult smokers has declined by about 1.5 percent, or 3 million people, from 2005 to 2010, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Babesiosis, a potentially life-threatening tick-borne disease, is a rare but grave complication that can be transmitted through blood transfusions, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns.

U.S. health experts on Tuesday said fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, and those who still do have cut back some on the number of cigarettes they smoke. But despite this progress, the rate of decline has slowed down.

Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, and those who still smoke have cut back on the number of cigarettes they smoke, but the rate of decline has begun to slow, health experts said on Tuesday.

The new study found that the risk of breast cancer was reduced to 50 percent in mice that were fed walnuts as part of their regular diet.

Researchers from the University of Nottingham and University of Maastricht found that an ancient strain of harmless bacteria, which is common in the soil, can be used to kill tumors by using it as a drug delivery vehicle.

People following healthy lifestyle factors, such as healthy diet, regular exercise, maintaining a normal body weight, not over-consuming alcohol and not smoking, can cut the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 80 percent over a period of 11 years, said a new analysis.

Nearly half of all Americans will be experiencing some kind of mental health problem at some point in their life as per a new government report.

One in four Americans currently suffers from mental illness

Nearly half of all Americans will suffer some form of mental health problem during their lifetime, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, stating must be done to help them.

Robert Mugabe, who has been in power since 1980, has prostate cancer which has spread to other organs.

It is evident that we are not facing common criminals. We are facing true terrorists who have surpassed not only the limits of the law but basic common sense and respect for life, Calderon said in a speech Friday.