Health & Medicine

Apr 13, 2013 12:56 PM EDT

Beijing Reports First Known Case of Avian Flu Virus H7N9

China's state-run news agency Xinhua confirmed Saturday that a 7-year-old girl admitted into a hospital in Beijing tested positive for the avian flu virus H7N9.

Children run past a mural painting of an Aids ribbon at a school in Khutsong Township, 74 km (46 miles) west of Johannesburg, August 22, 2011.

Apr 12, 2013 04:35 PM EDT

New HIV/AIDS Drug In South Africa Streamlines Treatment And Lowers Costs

South Africans living with HIV or AIDS are being offered a new option for treatment that will significantly reduce the number of pills they have to take daily. The South African government, which sponsored the new medication, says it will be the least expensive HIV/AIDS treatment in the world.

Apr 12, 2013 02:20 PM EDT

FDA Warns Of Potentially Deadly Stimulant Found In Dietary Supplements

Dietary stimulants containing the stimulant DMAA have got to go, warned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a press release on Friday.

Apr 12, 2013 01:30 PM EDT

Weight-Loss Surgery May Alter Genes And Promote A Healthier Metabolism

Weight loss following gastric bypass surgery may change more than just people's waistlines - it may actually change their genes.

Apr 12, 2013 01:14 PM EDT

People Ditching Tobacco For E-Cigs Don't Return To Tobacco But May End Up 'Smoking' More

Almost ninety percent of smokers who started using electronic cigarettes completely quit using tobacco, a new study shows, according to the U.K. news outlet Metro. But some people who quit still end up "smoking" more.

Apr 12, 2013 12:53 PM EDT

Woman Indicted For Allegedly Feigning Cancer To Raise Money For Heroin

Brittany Ozarowski, a 21-year-old from Long Island, was indicted Wednesday on charges of scamming both family and local businesses out of thousands of dollars by claiming she had cancer.

Apr 12, 2013 12:11 PM EDT

Lotus Births Used By Some Parents In Natural Birthing

Lotus Births, which consist of leaving the umbilical cord in tact with the placenta until it naturally falls off, is being used by some parents as a way to add what they feel is a more natural element to the process.

Apr 12, 2013 11:17 AM EDT

UN Plan Hopes To Eliminate Childhood Deaths Caused By Pneumonia And Diarrhea By 2025

Childhood deaths caused by pneumonia and diarrhea could be largely eliminated by 2025 through a new "integrated strategy" launched Friday, said two UN agencies.

People walk and jog at Torrey Pines State Park in San Diego, California, November 14, 2012

Apr 12, 2013 11:05 AM EDT

Exercising And Preparing Your Own Meals Not As Healthy As You Think

American adults who regularly exercise and make their own meals often do one healthy behavior at the expense of the other.

Apr 12, 2013 10:32 AM EDT

Kidney Disease More Likely To Occur In People Who Carry Weight In Their Waist

Kidneys' ability to function may be directly related to where a person carries his or her weight, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Women sit on a bench in New York's Times Square May 31, 2012

Apr 12, 2013 10:25 AM EDT

Southerners Aren't The Fattest, They Just Lie Less On Surveys, Study Shows

Rampant misreporting of height and weight has skewed public belief that the South is America's most obese region, according to researcher George Howard. People in the South being more honest may be why the region is perceived as the heaviest.

Apr 12, 2013 10:03 AM EDT

Researchers Explore Link between Apple-Shaped Bodies and Kidney Disease

A new study on people with apple bodies has found that there is increased blood pressure around the kidneys when there is a lot of fat around the belly, increasing kidney disease risk in these people.

Apr 12, 2013 07:34 AM EDT

Sounds can Help Strengthen Memory during Sleep

Sounds that are in sync with the brain's slow oscillations help enhance memory, a new study reported. Slow oscillations in the brain occur during slow-wave sleep and are associated with memory. The sound stimulations can also help a person sleep better.