Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is reported to have a terminal form a cancer, according to a report from veteran journalist Dan Rather, who cited an unidentified source.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer for more than a year now. He has been in power since 1999 and intends to run for re-election in October, but questions remain about whether his health will hold up and who could replace him in the event it does not.
In a new study from Denmark, people who had taken aspirin, ibuprofen and related painkillers -- especially at high doses and for years at a time -- were less likely to get skin cancer, compared to those who rarely used those medications.
Health-conscious Californians may mostly oppose smoking for its costs to public health and the economy but an aggressive tobacco industry campaign and general anti-tax sentiment may block a measure to raise taxes on smokers.
Sleep apnea is already linked to a host of health problems, but according to new research, it can also raise your risk of dying from cancer. Cancer patients with sleep apnea have a higher risk of dying from their cancer than those without sleep apnea, researchers said.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday showed near-unanimous support for a bill that helps fund the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a regulatory powerhouse with sweeping influence over the foods Americans eat and the medicines they take. The bill, which passed by a vote of 96 to 1, aims to speed approval of new drugs and devices and ensure food safety.
When Aung San Suu Kyi left her husband and children in England to visit her ailing mother in Myanmar 24 years ago, she never imagined that she'd be stuck inside the Southeast Asian country for 24 years. Now, she will leave Myanmar for the first time since 1988.
Joe Paterno's family will receive $13.4 million from the state's pension fund.
Pomegranate juice peddler POM Wonderful lost a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission claiming the company used deceptive advertising in claiming its juice could treat or prevent certain illnesses.
Burnett?s book is set for release in 2013.
A new genetic study has found that breeds of dog thought to be 'ancient' actually originated from regions where dogs had arrived only very recently, reopening questions into the origins of canine domestication.
How much is a pair of Queen Elizabeth II's old panties worth? You may never have asked that question before, but now we have an answer after the knickers were sold earlier today on eBay: $18,101.
A solider with one leg upstaged Cee Lo Green's Billboard Awards performance on Sunday night with a mind-blowing break dance performance.
Robin Gibb has died after a long battle with liver and colon cancer, his spokesperson has confirmed. He was 62 years old.
Robin Gibb, a member of the fraternal trio that created some of the most recognizable sounds of the disco era as the Bee Gees, died Sunday in Oxfordshire, England. He was 62.
Robin Gibb, best known as being one-third of the Bee Gee's, died on Sunday, May 20, after battling cancer. Gibb is credited as being a co-founder, along with his twin brother Maurice Gibb and older brother Barry Gibb, of the Bee Gee's. Check out Photo's of Robin Gibb's incredible career with the Bee Gee's
Robin Gibb, one of the three brothers in the legendary Bee Gees musical group, died on Sunday at the age of 62, after a long battle with cancer.
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the only person convicted for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland, which killed 270 people, has died at home in Libya, his brother said Sunday.
The smell of weed wafted through the growing crowd as excitement grew for We Came As Romans 6:10 set on the Main Stage.
A new $100 million drug trial aimed at preventing early-onset Alzheimer's is at the forefront of efforts to treat and cure this disease, which is expected to weigh heavily on the U.S. as Baby Boomers grow older.
Legendary disco singer Donna Summer died Thursday morning at the age of 63, sources from the Summer family told The Associated Press. The singer lost her battle with lung cancer, a struggle that she kept very much out of the public eye. She will forever be remember for her iconic disco songs that shaped a generation of music. Here is a video compilation of her best songs.
The death of Mary Richardson Kennedy, an apparent suicide, is another instance to add to the timeline of the Kennedy family history, which many believe is under a curse of misfortune. Despite their political fame and fortune, the family has been ridden with tragedy for decades, causing many to believe the Kennedy family was under some sort of ominous curse, causing its members to die young from illness, assassinations and accidents, once they delved deeper into the history.
