Researchers were able to correctly match bacterial DNA on keyboards and computer mice with their individual users. This bacterial "fingerprint" could become a new forensic tool, though it's not yet ready for the courtroom.

NEW YORK - New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the UN AIDS agency said Monday.

When his doctor found precancerous skin lesions on one side of his face but not the other, a Halifax transit driver figured he knew the cause: while on the job, his left side is exposed to sunlight through the bus window.

Forget the collagen, for the perfect pout plump for a lip graft using muscle from your neck, according to US cosmetic surgeons. A team at the Aesthetic Surgery Centre in Naples, Florida, claim they have achieved good results in 25 patients.

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A noninvasive procedure that freezes and kills problem-causing heart tissue was nearly 10 times better at eliminating a potentially serious heart rhythm disorder than conventional anti-arrhythmic drugs, researchers said on Monday.

The coalition, which sought to challenge city pot ordinance that would cap the number of stores at 70, is seeking a deadline extension after saying it failed to collect enough valid signatures.

SAN FRANCISCO - Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Waltham, Mass.-based Alkermes Inc. climbed in Nasdaq trading yesterday after regulators said they do not need more studies for a once-weekly version of the diabetes drug Byetta.

Between a stubborn recession and a still-uncertain course for health reform, running a healthcare organization these days calls for nerve, patience and perhaps a little therapy.

MEXICO CITY, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican Health Ministry said on Monday that 71393 cases of A/H1N1 influenza have been confirmed up to March 10, including 1108 deaths.

WASHINGTON: University of Michigan scientists have identified a chemical in bananas as a potent inhibitor of HIV infection. Accordion to University of Michigan Medical School scientists, the potent new inhibitor of HIV, derived from bananas, ...

WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama has talked to schools and nutrition groups across the country in her effort to reduce childhood obesity.

Although insurers generally oppose the Democrats' health-care bill, an overhaul would give the industry a chance to boost its diminishing rolls with an influx of young customers who tend to be healthy and profitable to cover.

March 15, 2010 -- A new genetic test for autism, known as chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), finds more genetic abnormalities than two older tests, a study shows.

By raising low levels of the vitamin to normal levels, patients reduce their risk of heart disease by about 30%, an observational study finds.

ATLANTA, March 14 (Reuters) - An experimental, minimally invasive technique to repair the most common type of heart valve problem proved to be far safer and nearly as effective as open heart surgery, ...

The finding supports a broad scientific consensus that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal does not cause autism, and will likely disappoint parents who are convinced otherwise.

Drugmakers Merck and Co. and Portola Pharmaceuticals said Monday a mid-stage clinical trial of heart drug candidate betrixaban showed it reduced instances of bleeding in certain patients.

(CNN) -- The Centers for Disease Control is making a no-sail recommendation for at least four full days for the Celebrity Mercury cruise ship to investigate recurring outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness, a CDC spokesman said ...

A low-cost drug known since the time of the Pharaohs improved diabetes symptoms in a Boston study being published today, and its success supports an entirely new way of understanding the disease.

In a national survey of teens conducted soon after ads for the RJ Reynolds brand Camel No. 9 appeared in leading women's magazines, 44% of the girls could name a favorite brand, based on advertising.