Monkeypox Rising in Wake of Smallpox Eradication

2010/09/01 08:54:27

Some 30 years after authorities doled out the last dose of smallpox vaccine, the world faces another...

Girl, 4, Impales Herself After Falling on Metal Stake

2010/09/01 08:37:00

A 4-year-old Australian girl impaled herself on a metal stake while playing in a shed....

The Newfound Fatigue Fighter: Hunger

2010/09/01 08:15:38

Pulling a late-nighter? You might not want to reach for the sugary snacks to keep you awake. A new s...

Youth Football Player Dies From Neck Injury

2010/09/01 07:53:52

A youth football player who suffered a neck injury in practice has died at a Philadelphia hospital....

Federal Agents Descend on Egg Farms for Second Time

2010/09/01 07:36:07

Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, the two Iowa farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak an...

Heavy Drinkers Outlive Non-Drinkers, Study Finds

2010/08/31 12:30:13

While the reasons aren't yet clear to the University of Texas at Austin research team who conducted ...

Girl, 4, Is Allergic to Sunlight

2010/08/31 09:30:16

A 4-year-old girl is allergic to sunlight, and cannot go outside unless she is covered from head to ...

U.S. Grapples With Bedbugs, Misuse of Pesticides

2010/08/31 07:38:53

A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measu...

Health Experts Warn of 'Stem Cell Tourism' Dangers

2010/09/01 08:49:46

Thousands of people are putting their health and life savings at risk to travel to private clinics a...

Study Links Lack of Sleep to Long-Term Mental Illness

2010/09/01 08:30:45

Sleeping fewer hours than recommended puts young adults at increased risk that any mental health pro...

Surgery Prevents Breast Cancers in High-Risk Women

2010/09/01 08:02:29

Women with mutations in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have their breasts and ovaries remov...

5 Germiest Surfaces

2010/09/01 07:43:50

Germaphobes beware! The world around us is teeming with microbial life. From the dead-set obvious pu...

Is Genetically Altered Fish OK to Eat? FDA to Decide

2010/08/31 12:46:29

U.S. health officials are set to rule on whether a faster-growing, genetically engineered fish is sa...

Kids Literally Dying to Be Famous

2010/08/31 10:57:37

Peter Lenz, 13, died after falling off of his motorbike Sunday during a warm-up lap for the Grand Pr...

Scientist Devises Faster Test for Detecting E.Coli

2010/08/31 07:43:18

A Purdue University food scientist using infrared spectroscopy took only an hour to find harmful E. ...