The number of malaria cases worldwide has dropped in recent years but the countries with the biggest outbreaks have made the least progress, according to a new report Tuesday by the World Health...

Rewriting your DNA is getting closer to reality: A revolutionary technology is opening new frontiers for genetic engineering - a promise of cures for intractable diseases along with anxiety about...

From Japan to Europe and now in the U.S., a growing number of people are seeking cryotherapy - a treatment that subjects their bodies to temperatures far below those found anywhere on...

Grant Hasse was born with two very rare conditions - one that's usually fatal, the other that should have left him unable to talk. But at almost 4 years old, he's a healthy bundle of energy after...

A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck, a New York hospital announced Monday. The...

A pot belly can be a bad thing - even if a person is not considered overweight. New research suggests normal-weight Americans who carry their fat at their waistlines may be at higher risk of...

When a 2-year-old returned sick from a visit to India, U.S. doctors suspected tuberculosis even though standard tests said no. It would take three months to confirm she had an extreme form of the...

emCare recently launched offers on a variety of its emCareHub add-on solutions aimed at peace of mind, accident prevention and maintaining one's independence within the home. These add-ons are...

Addressing a press conference at the Malta Life Sciences Centre which is to host the new premises of the Medicines Authority, Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties Helena...

California researchers hatched some malaria-resistant mosquitoes and then gave evolution a shove - using a groundbreaking technology to ensure the insects pass on that protective gene as they...