About one in four men in some parts of Asia admitted raping a woman, according to the first large studies of rape and sexual violence. About one in 10 admitted raping a woman who was not their...

New research suggests it might be possible to spot early signs of multiple sclerosis in patients' spinal fluid, findings that offer a new clue about how this mysterious disease...

For the first time, the U.S. government is estimating how many people die from drug-resistant bacteria each year — more than 23,000, or about as many as those killed annually by...

The U.S. is facing a crisis in how to deliver cancer care, as an aging population reaches its tumor-prone years and doctors have a hard time keeping up with complex new treatments, government advisers...

Children — like adults — are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes, according to the first large U.S. study to gauge use by teenage students.   Health officials say the study...

Call it a hidden ally: The right germs just might be able to help fight fat.   Different kinds of bacteria that live inside the gut can help spur obesity or protect against it, say...

Public health officials believe one person in the U.S. has died of a rare, degenerative brain disease, and they say there's a remote chance up to 13 others in multiple states were exposed to the...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a positive review of a breast cancer drug from Roche that could soon become the first pharmaceutical option approved for treating early-stage disease...

Not only was Richard III one of England's most despised monarchs, but it now turns out the hunchback king was probably infected with parasitic worms that grew up to a foot in...

After falling four years in a row, U.S. births may finally be leveling off.   The number of babies born last year — a little shy of 4 million — is only a few hundred less than...