Health

Powerful New Pot May Harm the Brain, Researchers Say

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Survival Improves for Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

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Yemen faces dire health crisis with major funding gap and 15.2 million lacking care, UN warns

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Three in four Yemenis are unable to meet their basic water, hygiene and sanitation needs.

UN marks World AIDS Day with ‘new hope’ as momentum builds to break epidemic by 2030

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Two HIV-positive women in Uganda sit on the floor while a Registered Nurse (RN) gives them anti retroviral...

1 in 8 American Adults Still Have High Cholesterol: CDC

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Possible New Weight-Loss Tool: Blocking Stomach Artery

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Cracking Knuckles Sets Off 'Fireworks' on Ultrasound

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NIH Statement on World AIDS Day 2015

When the first cases of what would become known as AIDS were reported in 1981, scientists and physicians did not know the cause and had no therapies to treat those who were infected. Times have changed and today physicians can offer their patients...

DNA repair factor linked to breast cancer may also play a role in Alzheimer’s disease

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Scientists reduced levels of BRCA1 in mouse brains and in neurons in a dish to investigate the role of the...

Teens More Cautious About Sex When Parents Set Rules, Study Finds

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