“It has been many long, hard, agonizing battles for the last few years and you fought like a warrior every step of the way. Addiction, however, won the war. To the person who doesn’t...

Obesity was designated a disease in 2013 by the American Heart Association and American Medical Association. Obesity, defined as a body mass index of 30 or higher, had long been identified as a health...

As part of the national strategy against diabetes, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne today inaugurated a new ward at Mater Dei Hospital dedicated to patients who suffer from complications in their...

Scientists are preparing to do a microscopic study of the Las Vegas gunman's brain, but whatever they find, if anything, likely won't be what led him to kill 58 people in the worst mass shooting in...

Scientists are expanding the genetic code of life, using man-made DNA to create a semi-synthetic strain of bacteria — and new research shows those altered microbes actually worked to produce...

Standing in a stately Mayo Clinic library, Lilly Ross reached out and touched the face of a stranger, prodding the rosy cheeks and eyeing the hairless gap in a chin she once had known so...

After decades of hope and high promise, this was the year scientists really showed they could doctor DNA to successfully treat diseases. Gene therapies to treat cancer and even pull off the...

A generation ago, a list of tips for aging well with AIDS would have seemed a cruel joke. It also would have not been useful. Life expectancy immediately following the identification of the virus in...

The government ordered 20,000 extra vaccines to combat this year’s flu season, which has seen a rise in cases due to colder weather and the emergence of Inflluenza A in Europe. This comes...

For many years, the long-term success rates for those who attempt to lose excess body weight have hovered around 5-10 percent.  In what other disease condition would we accept these numbers...