Executions by lethal injection in US involve a common medicalprocedure and government-approved medications — used for non-medical purposes. That's one reason why the...

Health officials confirmed the first case of an American infected with a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East.   The man fell ill after flying to the U.S. late last...

U.S. government health regulators have cleared a genetic test from Roche as a first-choice screening option for cervical cancer. It was a role previously reserved for the Pap smear, the decades-old...

Australian researchers are trying a novel way to boost the power of cochlear implants: They used the technology to beam gene therapy into the ears of deaf animals and found the combination improved...

Health officials are worried about recent U.S. measles outbreaks that so far have caused more illnesses than at the same point of any year since 1996.   Authorities say 129 cases in 13...

Bearded dragons have joined the list of pets that can give you salmonella poisoning.   In the last two years, 132 people in 31 states have been infected with a rare form of salmonella...

The Food and Drug Administration is warning American women that a device-assisted procedure for treating fibroids could inadvertently spread cancer from the uterus to other parts of the...

There's a glimmer of good news in the midst of the U.S. diabetes epidemic: Heart attacks, strokes and other complications from the disease are plummeting.   Over the last two decades,...

In a north London hospital, scientists are growing noses, ears and blood vessels in a bold attempt to make body parts in the laboratory.   It's far from the only lab in the world that is...

Three years ago, doctors reported that zapping a paralyzed man's spinal cord with electricity allowed him to stand and move his legs. Now they've done the same with three other patients,...