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Japan has started culling another 230,000 chickens after the discovery of a highly contagious form of bird flu on a farm in the north of the country, the local government said.

Young gay men are the frontline of China's battle to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, with new cases in the group increasing fourfold, one of the fastest rates of any segment of the population.

In the five and a half years she’s undergone chemotherapy, 19-year-old Kyla Pokorny has dealt with all the classic side effects, from nausea to lost hair.

When women want to strengthen their pelvic floor muscles they usually do Kegel exercises, but sex expert Layla Martin recommends a different type of workout to her clients—vaginal weightlifting

China might further relax, or even scrap, restrictions on childbirth to avoid a "low birthrate trap", an influential government think-tank has said, as the country debates how to avert a demographic timebomb.

Wondering why you always get a headache the morning after drinking wine?

Shares in artificial heart maker Carmat slumped on Thursday after France's national drugs agency ordered it to suspend further implants following the death of a patient in October.

Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn't get too excited about the results of animal studies, and he doesn't make house calls.

The first case of sexually transmitted Zika has been detected in the United Kingdom, health officials believe.

A three-parent IVF technique designed to reduce the risk of mothers passing hereditary diseases to their babies is safe enough to be offered to patients in special circumstances, a British expert review panel said on Wednesday.

The latest attempt in the search for an HIV vaccine has begun, as scientists test a beefed-up version of the only shot ever to show a glimmer of protection.

Illinois regulators have yanked a doctor's license for running a cash-only pill mill and prescribing vast amounts of fentanyl and other addictive painkillers to patients in 11 states.

Spoiler: don't do it.

France's national drugs agency said on Wednesday it had ordered artificial heart maker Carmat to suspend further implants after a fifth patient died in October.

British patients could lose access to vital medicines unless arrangements are put in place to ensure a seamless licensing system after Britain leaves the European Union, a top industry official said on Wednesday.

It's become a hallmark of terror attacks and school shootings: the fateful minutes or hours when the wounded are hunkered down, waiting for the violence to play out and for help to arrive.

Giving people detailed information about their personal genetic risk of developing diabetes may not inspire them to change their behavior any more than just giving them basic facts about the disease, a recent study suggests.

Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday its experimental biosimilar of Roche Holding AG's blockbuster breast cancer treatment Herceptin met the main goal in a key study.

Anti-vaccine activists count Donald Trump as an ally after meeting with him during the campaign. They're pressing for policy changes.

Faced with the pending demise of his autistic son's beloved sippy cup, Marc Carter turned to the internet in hopes of finding a replica of the out-of-production vessel, which is the only one 14-year-old Ben will drink from, reports Mashable.