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Doctors said a man who is facing possible amputation of both arms after losing his legs to flesh necrosis could have been bitten by a spider.

Firefighters' physical exertion and exposure to extreme heat may trigger the formation of blood clots and prevent blood vessels from relaxing - the recipe for a heart attack - a small experiment suggests.

America is about to be hit with a major infestation of ticks and mosquitoes, with the National Pest Management Association's chief entomologist predicting a "pretty buggy spring and summer."

GSK Plc is voluntarily recalling more than 593,000 Ventolin asthma inhalers from U.S. hospitals, pharmacies, retailers and wholesalers due to a defect that may cause them to deliver fewer doses of the medicine than indicated, the British drugmaker said on Tuesday.

About one in 10 pregnant women with confirmed Zika infections had a fetus or baby with birth defects, offering the clearest picture yet of the risk of Zika infection during pregnancy, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

The life of 10-year-old Ayden Zeigler-Kohler was celebrated Saturday, as family and friends gathered to remember the boy whose eight-month battle with brain cancer was followed by thousands after his Army veteran father shared his bucket list online.

WASHINGTON — Where you live within your time zone could be associated with a slightly increased risk of developing certain cancers that have been linked to disruptions of the biological clock , a new study suggests.

- Women with celiac disease may be more likely to also be diagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, researchers suggest.

A 42-year-old Colorado man attempting to complete a doughnut-eating challenge died Sunday after choking on a giant pastry.

Two weeks after South Carolina newborns Romeo and Juliet took the internet by storm, another Shakespearean-inspired pair made their debut at a hospital in Florida.

Infants are much less likely to get whooping cough if their mothers are vaccinated against the potentially fatal respiratory infection during pregnancy, a large U.S. study finds.

A common antibiotic called doxycycline can disrupt the formation of negative thoughts and fears in the brain and may prove useful in treating or preventing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to research by British and Swiss scientists.

If you have a nut allergy, avoiding nuts can be a difficult task.

A 20-year-old college student whose father was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks has died after choking during a pancake-eating contest.

A 20-year-old college student whose father was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks has died after choking during a pancake-eating contest.

There’s cake, superhero décor and personalized t-shirts.

Authorities are investigating after a 36-year-old runner died Sunday after crossing the finish line of the Scranton Half Marathon.

A Michigan mother of seven whose sore throat turned into a life-threatening strep infection is battling for her life as doctors work to save her organs.

Can napping make you happier?

Some geneticists suggest that who we are is not a question of nature versus nurture, but that genes and our environment work together to influence the people we become.