Are you sitting down? In that case, you should probably stand up before reading this. In the first advice of its kind, British experts are recommending office workers stand for at least two hours...

For years, scientists have been trying to find a cure for cancer – the disease responsible for 8.2 million deaths in 2012. According to the World Health Organisation, the number of new cases is...

Protecting girls from cervical cancer might be possible with just one dose of the HPV vaccine rather than the three now recommended, a new analysis suggests. The authors of the study acknowledged...

A major study could change care for many of the hundreds of thousands of people each year who have cancer that spreads to the brain from other sites. Contrary to conventional wisdom, radiation therapy...

The U.S. government is launching a very different kind of cancer study that will assign patients drugs based on what genes drive their tumors rather than the type. The National Cancer Institute's...

For the first time, a major study shows that a drug targeting the body's disease-fighting immune system may improve survival for the most common form of lung cancer. These newer kinds of drugs...

Lofty living may make babies vulnerable to sudden infant death syndrome, according to a Colorado study that found higher risks above 8,000 feet (2,400 meters). While the research shows that the...

Women suffering from low libido got some hope on Thursday when a panel of health experts said the U.S. government should approve an experimental pill intended to boost sexual desire. It is the first...

The first report from a big public-private project to improve genetic testing reveals it is not as rock solid as many people believe, with flaws that result in some people wrongly advised to worry...

A major international study says HIV patients shouldn't delay in seeking treatment: Starting medication soon after diagnosis helps keep people healthy longer. People who started...