Observing World Cancer Day today, hundreds of people participated in rallies with an aim to create awareness among general masses through 'Cancer Awareness Campaigns' in New Delhi and Mumbai....

Actress Reese Witherspoon has successfully maintained a healthy relationship with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe just for the sake of their two children.

"My ex-husband and I co-parent really well. We...

Rahul Bose and Milind Soman observed World Cancer Day on Saturday by taking part in a cancer awareness campaign.

The campaign was part of Women's Cancer Initiative of the Tata Memorial Hospital,...

As around 8,000 chickens have died of bird flu , or H5N1 virus in the Nepal's Sunsari district in last few days, more traces of the virus have been found in the region, Xinhua reported.

Though it's...

A TV advertising campaign has warned that regularly drinking two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples mouth cancer risk and doubles high blood pressure risk.

The campaign...

Two-year-old baby Falak, who has been battling for life at the AIIMS Trauma Centre, has been put on ventilator support intermittently since Saturday night.

Doctors at the hospital are monitoring her...

Lovers of red wine were delighted when it was found to contain resveratrol - a compound supposed to improve health and maybe even lengthen life.

But studies have insisted that to see benefits, you...

Newly divorced middle-aged women are more susceptible to contract HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, a new study has warned.

According to Christopher Coleman, an associate professor at the...

Demi Moore, who has not been spotted since her recent health crisis, is reportedly in a treatment facility and not at her Los Angeles home, as was speculated.

She is said to have checked into Cirque...

Using a liquid laser, researchers have devised a better way to detect the slight genetic mutations that might make a person more vulnerable to a particular type of cancer or other diseases.

This...

World Cancer Day was observed in India on Saturday, and saw the participation of cancer patients and locals in different events aimed at spreading a message of fighting against the deadly disease...

New Delhi, Feb 5 : Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged the South Asian Forum for Health Research (SAFHeR) to explore ways for strengthening collaboration by sharing...

A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes - and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas and part of an esophagus to replace the ones...

The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Bahrain and SAH Global have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to make cutting edge proton therapy cancer treatment available to Bahraini cancer...

India's World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh is expected to be fit to play in May after undergoing treatment for lung cancer in the United States, his physiotherapist said...

TORONTO -; Today is World Cancer Day and this year's theme is "Together it is possible." Every year cancer takes the lives of over seven million people worldwide, and World Cancer Day...

A Government campaign is due to advise that regularly drinking two large glasses of wine or two pints of beer a day could triple the risk of mouth cancer. The new adverts aim to show that even...

Drinking two glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day can triple the risk of mouth cancer, a government campaign will warn. Photograph: Tracy...

One of the first obstacles I hear from clients trying to stick to their weight loss goals is while dining out on the weekends.  Knowing how to navigate a menu can help you from veering off...

Cardiologists from the Dubai Health Authority recently performed a minimally invasive cardiac procedure for five elderly patients in Dubai. The latest technique, known as Transcatheter Aortic Valve...

WAM Dubai, Feb 5th, 2012 (WAM) -- The Health Regulation Department at the Dubai Health Authority recently organized a series of workshops for the health sector to educate them about the new health...

Unpredictable, ever-changing and with potentially far-reaching effects on the fates of nations, infectious diseases are compelling actors in the drama of human history, note scientists from the...

For the first time, scientists have tracked the activity, across the lifespan, of an environmentally responsive regulatory mechanism that turns genes on and off in the brain's executive hub....

Tuberculosis patients may receive treatments in the future according to what version they have of a single 'Goldilocks' gene, says an international research team from Oxford University,...

It can be difficult to distinguish between people with normal age-associated memory loss and those with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). However people with aMCI are at a greater risk of...

Stroke experts from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center presented research updates at the International Stroke Conference of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Feb. 1 through Feb. 3...

National Institutes of Health researchers and their colleagues have identified how resveratrol, a naturally occurring chemical found in red wine and other plant products, may confer its health...

Intermittent exercise with and without low oxygen concentrations (or hypoxia) can improve insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetics, however exercise while under hypoxic conditions provides greater...

osteoporosis , according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Osteoporosis and heart failure are...

lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Van Andel Research Institute (VARI). The study, "STAT3 is Activated by JAK2 Independent...

A new study published in the journal Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety reveals that internet sites selling prescription statins directly to consumers are widespread, and that most websites...

Yuvraj Singh has been diagnosed with cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy in the United States. A tumour on his lung was diagnosed as non-malignant late last year, but his physiotherapist...

Bee Gees star Robin Gibb is celebrating a victory in his health fight after doctors told him his colon cancer is "almost gone". The 62-year-old singer insists he is close to being fully...

India batsman Yuvraj Singh is undergoing treatment for cancer in the United States his physiotherapist Jatin Chaudhary has confirmed. In 2011 the 30-year-old was diagnosed with a non-malignant...

EVERY sphere of life, it seems, can be turned into a game - including the way physicians offer medical advice and build a public...

A fitness instructor who is celebrating her 80th birthday says she had no plans to retire. Peggy Sullivan leads weekly aerobic classes at a sports centre in Rhondda Cynon Taf, where she is an...

A new television advertising campaign in England is warning against the temptations of "just one more" drink. The ads aim to show that drinking a little more than the recommended daily...

By COSHANDRA DILLARDStaff WriterFormer reality television personalities Phillip and Amy Parham will make stops in East Texas this week for their Community Autism Resources Forum and Family Fitness...

In May 1998 a simple chore of picking up a generator from a jobsite near Laredo resulted in a lower back injury that required a double fusion. That nine-hour surgery was the beginning of four...

The Smith County chapter of the American Cancer Society continues to recruit teams for the annual Relay for Life event April 20, chapter officials...

Royal Philips Electronics, in partnership with Smit Mobile Equipment, has introduced MicroDose, a new Philips full-field digital mammography (FFDM) solution, that was installed in their second mobile...

Yuvraj Singh's physiotherapist Jatin Chaudhry has confirmed that the swashbuckling cricketer is undergoing treatment for cancer in the United States.Yuvraj had last year stated that he was...

Drinking just a little bit more alcohol than the daily recommended amount could treble your risk of developing mouth cancer, according to a new Government campaign. Change4Life aims to get the...

United States . The 30-year-old left-hander has been in US since last month being treated for what was earlier claimed to be a tumour in the lungs by his family. But it has now been diagnosed as...

New Delhi: Extremely sad news for Indian cricket fans as India's flamboyant batsman Yuvraj Singh has been diagnosed with lung cancer, according to some media reports.India's man of the...

OAKLAND -- By March 2008, after two years of dieting and exercise, Shyanne Reese had shed a whopping 101 pounds from her 5-foot-10 frame and was feeling better than ever. Nine months later, those...

Both longtime radio disc jockeys who have lived in Tyler for 12 years, the couple is opening the Quick & Healthy Sandwich Shop at 110 N. College Ave., where Mr. B's Sandwiches was housed...

Emily Meier got the news on her birthday almost three years ago: She was in stage four of metastatic breast cancer after being cancer-free for 5-1/2 years. Now, her bones are disintegrating. She...

It was my last day in Athens after spending several weeks producing two television shows on Greece. My brain was fried. I was concerned I was getting a cold, and I felt that getting sick was...