Alarming new research indicates that children and teenagers are five times more likely to get brain cancer if they use cell phones. The study is raising fears that...

Using a computerized connector between the brain and muscles in the body, scientists have been able to restore movement to paralyzed limbs.

Child abuse can be PHYSICAL - shaking, hitting, beating, burning, or biting a child. Child abuse can be EMOTIONAL - constantly blaming or putting down a child;...

Across the country, authorities are becoming concerned that the nation’s financial woes could turn increasingly violent, and they are urging people to get help....

5 local officials in southern China were fired after hundreds of villagers were sickened by arsenic-contaminated drinking water. 450 people began showing symptoms of...

Until age 13 or 14, sperm is not fully formed, increasing the risk of infertility or birth defects. Sperm may be extremely healthy in older teens, who are famous for...

Everything is supposed to be green these days. Your car, your home, your overall lifestyle. Sorry to say that I really can’t offer any advice on where to find energy...

The chemical industry has spent years trying to suppress information about a certain chemical. Will Congress help the public know the true dangers?

This weekend I went to a roundtable at the Philoctetes Center on “From Looking to Voyeurism.” Given how disappointed I was about the Shakespeare roundtable,...

Every single one of you women have worth - some of you are just more aware and accepting of it than others. Knowing where to look to find your authentic self is the...

Weight used to be a health concern for people because many diseases may be developed as a result of overweight. However, a recent large United States study suggested...

A 51-year-old woman was charged with assault, reckless endangerment and tampering with evidence after she allegedly served a marijuana-tainted ginger cake to her real...

Germany moved Friday against an outbreak of bird flu close to the Polish border, slaughtering 1,400 ducks and geese on a farm at Markersdorf near the city of Goerlitz.

Patients in remote villages used to pay doctors and medical services with vegetables and farm animals. The practice still flourishes in this agricultural town. But this...

As the scandal over melamine-tainted milk products continued to be discussed, two canned goods which are said to have come from China tested positive for cadmium, a...

The government of Uganda is now developing a program to implement a nation-wide male circumcision exercise as part of the strategy to reduce HIV infection rates....

The global economic crisis is likely to cause an upsurge in suicides and mental illness as people struggle to cope with losing their homes or livelihoods, the World...

Scientists in Japan have identified four proteins in chicken legs which appear to be effective in controlling high blood pressure, a study has said.(Advertisement)In a...

One in four teen girls have rolled up their sleeves for the relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, federal health officials said Thursday.The figures represent...

Given how opposition to legal abortion is almost entirely based on religious dogma, one might think that areas where belief in religious dogma is highest will be areas...