One German and two French scientists won the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology for their discoveries of two viruses that cause severe human diseases, the...

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it has banned the import of more than 30 generic drugs made by Indian drug firm Ranbaxy.

In these times of trouble and turmoil, financial crisis and contentious presidential campaigns, it’s nice to know we can always find some humor among the news...

The works of David Foster Wallace, who committed suicide September 12, are famous for their obsessively observed detail and emotional nuance.

Imagine an enemy that kills one person every six seconds with non stop-killing. He is also responsible for one in 10 adult deaths worldwide, killing 5.4 million people...

Mothers-to-be who listen to lullabies, classical music and sounds of nature are less likely to feel stressed about their pregnancy, a study has shown.

Invasive procedures currently used risk miscarriage and damage to the foetus.A Stanford University test of DNA evidence in 18 pregnant women’s blood correctly...

Boy, now there is a mystery older than the Pyramids, though I think the Sex and the Series TV show covered that Topic and more.

As money floods in for breast cancer and leukaemia research, 80 per cent of people with lung tumours are dying within a year of diagnosis

Katya’s entire adult life has been characterised by driving ambition, which has seen her achieve a first-class degree in classics from Cambridge and a six-figure...

These days, sleep is often seen as an expendable resource. With so much work to do and limited time to accomplish tasks, going to sleep later and waking up earlier...

A preserved specimen of lymph node nearly half a century old has revealed how rapidly the HIV virus has diversified, according to international research.

Do you feel that stress is squeezing the fun out of your rocky bedroom life? If yes, then you can bring back the action, courtesy tips provided by sex educator and...

Honestly, vitamin supplements aren’t really necessary for a normal, healthy adult. All of the vitamins and minerals that the body needs are either produced in the...

A woman’s stride indicates how easily she can orgasm, researchers claim.

Some critics have suggested that China knew about the link between the sick babies and melamine-laced formula months ago — well before the Summer Olympics in Beijing...

According to the UN Development Program, the Afghan fertility rate is second highest in the world at 7.5 children per woman, every 28 minutes a woman dies in...

A US study has suggested that more than 80 million people in China will die in the next 25 years as a result of lung disease. One in three cigarettes in the world is...

“People often fall into the trap of hitting the treadmill for 30 minutes every time they work out,” says Rachel Cosgrove, owner of Results Fitness in Santa Clarita,...

When the human body kicks into high gear, the brain can run on recycled, alternative energy to make the whole system more efficient, scientists have discovered.