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Scientists have made a significant advancement in the development of a new vaccine against tuberculosis, which is responsible for approximately 1.7 million deaths worldwide, annually.

A 24-year-old man believed to be the nephew of musician Bootsy Collins died on Wednesday after an untreated tooth infection spread to his brain, doctors at University Hospital in Cincinnati said.

U.S. researchers on Sunday say they have developed a vaccine for tuberculosis that offers great protection in mice against the deadly disease, which kills 1.7 million people each year.

The 24-year-old nephew of musician Bootsy Collins has died at the University Hospital in Cincinnati after a tooth infection spread to his brain.

Venus Williams pulled out of the U.S. Open tournament on Wednesday due to Sjögren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease she had recently been diagnosed with.

Subsequent to two days of debates and testimonials, Food and Drug Administration said that silicone breast implants are safe.

Silicone-gel breast implants are safe and effective, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

An adult actor who contracted HIV through unprotected sex shut down Los Angeles' adult film industry Monday night. An involuntary sexual health database was established less than a month ago in order to curtail the spread of sexually transmitted disease within the notoriously promiscuous community.

An adult film performer has tested positive for HIV, prompting a temporary shutdown of the billion-dollar porn industry in Los Angeles on Monday night. Porn producers shut down the shoots in Southern California as the diagnosis is confirmed through retesting, an industry group told the media

The United Nations on Monday urged greater preparedness and surveillance against a possible resurgence of bird flu, warning that the new mutant virus H5N1 - 2.3.2.1 might affect Asia the most.

Teen vaccination rates for human papillomavirus (HPV) are trailing behind for two other vaccines recommended for teens and preteens, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A Kentucky doctor acted properly when he amputated part of a truck driver's penis after finding cancer during what was expected to have been a routine circumcision surgery in 2007, a jury found on Wednesday.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the drug to treat urinary incontinence in people with neurologic conditions such as spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis who have an overactive bladder.

Botox, an Allergan, Inc.-made injection drug, was approved Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat those with urinary incontinence and neurologic conditions such as spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis who have overactivity of the bladder.

Scientists from the University of Birmingham found that a modified form of Ecstasy (MDMA) could be used in treating melanoma, lymphoma, and leukemia, after scientists modified the drug to increase its tumor-killing properties.

U.S. Government officials and Congressional lawmakers, along with drug industry and doctors' groups, are scrambling to find remedies for critical shortages in a number of drugs that treat life-threatening illnesses, including bacterial infection and several forms of cancer.

Presidential candidate Rick Perry underwent a controversial stem-cell treatment this past month, prompting some doctors to fear the high-profile event would send the wrong signal to desperate patients.

Scientists from the University of Birmingham found that a modified form of Ecstasy (MDMA) could be used in treating myeloma, lymphoma, and leukemia, after scientists modified the drug to increase its tumour-killing properties.

Arsenal faces Liverpool at Emirates.

Over 32,000 children in Vietnam have been struck by hand-foot-mouth disease, 81 of whom have died from the illness.

Adcetris is an antibody-drug that targets a type of lymphoma cell called CD30. It is the first treatment approved by the FDA for fighting Hodgkin lymphoma since 1977, and also the first made to specifically treat anaplastic large cell lymphoma.