ATLANTA: U.S. health officials have begun to predict the end of cigarette smoking in America.
They have long wished for a cigarette-free America, but shied...
PHOENIX: Some Arizonans who have signed up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act health exchange are finding they have fewer provider options that...
SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco officials again are trying to improve residents' health and raise money for government coffers by taxing soda and other sweetened...
WASHINGTON: Addicted to coffee? You may be suffering from caffeine use disorder!
Caffeine is the most commonly used drug in the world and many people...
LONDON: Drinking too much alcohol regularly can raise the risk of developing the deadliest form of skin cancer by 55 per cent, a new...
NEW DELHI: The Health Ministry has launched a 'Mother and Child Tracking Facilitation Centre' to ensure ante and post-natal care for pregnant women along...
DETROIT: Bankrupt Detroit and its retirees reached an agreement in a health insurance dispute that may end a lawsuit against the city.
Retirees filed suit...
WASHINGTON: Led by an Indian-American, a team of scientists at a US university are genetically engineering tulsi or basil to enhance its pharmaceutical value,...
JACKSON, Miss.: Angela Hammack runs with ghosts.
``I know that might sound far out to some people,'' said Hammack, 46, a nurse for the past...
TORONTO: Babies born to smoking mothers have a 47 per cent increased risk of becoming overweight as adults, a new Canadian study has found.
Researchers...