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A non-surgical treatment for low-risk prostate cancer in which doctors inject a light-sensitive drug derived from deep-sea bacteria into a patient's bloodstream was shown in a trial to kill cancer cells without destroying healthy tissue.

Researchers leading the first NIH grant for research on transgender youth hope that data will show the benefit of earlier intervention.

The truth about nutrition is always in flux.

Drug wholesalers shipped 780 million hydrocodone and oxycodone pills to West Virginia in just six years, a period when 1,728 people fatally overdosed on these two painkillers, according to an investigation by the Charleston Gazette-Mail.

A new way to combat domestic violence.

Two years ago, Carmen Bones, 39, moved with her two sons to an apartment provided at an affordable rate by Boston non-profit, Brookview House.

Ads for cribs often show infants asleep on their stomachs or surrounded by suffocation hazards like soft toys and blankets - all of which can increase babies' risk of sleep-related deaths - a U.S. study suggests.

Pregnancy affects not only a woman's body: It changes parts of her brain too, a new study says.

Elderly hospital patients may be less likely to die prematurely or be readmitted for serious complications when they're treated by female physicians, a U.S. study suggests.

Here's one good reason to sweat it out in the sauna on your next visit to the gym: It could reduce your risk of dementia.

U.S. women are increasingly using pot during pregnancy, sometimes for morning sickness.

Though the ancient Hindu practice has been banned since 2005, a 15-year-old girl in Nepal was banished to a shed while she was menstruating.

At your next doctor's exam, one thing will be certain: Your physician won't be using powdered medical gloves.

Six people in Colorado recently became infected with a "nightmare" superbug that until now, has mostly been limited to people in hospitals, according to a new report.

There may be a way to tap into people's brain activity to boost their confidence, a new study suggests.

Frank Sinatra crooned about blue skies, but it turns out Ol' Blue Eyes was really Ol' Brown Eyes.

For two weeks, Caitlin O’Hara, 33, was on life support, in desperate need of a double-lung transplant.

Melanoma survivors may want to enlist partners to help search their bodies for suspicious looking moles, according to new research.

About 30,000 turkeys and ducks were culled in Germany over the weekend after bird flu was found on two farms, authorities said on Monday.

South Korea and Japan have ordered fresh culls of poultry stocks to contain outbreaks of avian flu, authorities in the two countries said.