A single dose -- rather than the recommended three -- of a vaccine against the sexually transmitted disease HPV may be enough to ward off cervical cancer, researchers say.

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Doctors in Florida were forced to induce labor for a pregnant woman after she and other family members were hospitalized from eating steak purchased at Walmart.

In recent years a number of studies highlighted the importance of Vitamin D to prevent illnesses such as heart disease or bone fracture, but now a new study suggests that this precious Vitamin might be a powerful ally in the fight against breast cancer.

Freeze! Yes, you with the spoonful of sugar poised to dump into your eagerly awaiting mouth! The World Health Organization (WHO) has just updated its guidelines for recommended daily sugar intake, it's not leaving a lot of room in your caloric plans for sugar ...

New research claiming that a double cheeseburger might be as risky as lighting up a cigarette may have caused protein lovers to choke on their milkshakes.

The HIV virus has caused fear for many people around the world since it's announced epidemic a few decades ago. The virus has been labeled incurable by many, even though hope still holds out for better treatments, and for an eventual cure.

Despite warnings from the top experts, a powerful new painkiller strikes the United States market this week. This painkiller is assumed to create a deadly setback in America's battle with opioid addiction.

The FDA has asked Sanofi and Regeneron Inc., REGN -3.06% Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $328.11 -10.34 -3.06% March 7, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4.55M AFTER HOURS $329.00 +0.89 +0.27% March 7, 2014 7:46 pm ...

A new study has made some shocking revelations about skin cancer. It says, the young survivors of non-melanoma skin cancer are at high risk of developing other types of cancers in later stage of their lives.

Measles outbreak has been confirmed in two of the five boroughs in the New York City area. The NYC Health Department made an announcement on Friday that at least 16 known cases of the virus have been confirmed in Manhattan and the Bronx.

With the iconic Barbie turning 55 in March, now might be the time for a realistic makeover of the doll with the famously unattainable figure.

CDC Links Severe Diarrhea illness in Children to Antibiotics Prescribed (Photo : Reuters). A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention links severe diarrhea in children to the antibiotics prescribed in doctor's offices.

An illustration picture shows a woman holding a birth control pill at her home in Nice January 3, 2013. (Photo : REUTERS/ERIC GAILLARD).

A worker cultivates a special strain of medical marijuana known as Charlotte's Web on Feb. 7 inside a greenhouse in a remote spot in the mountains west of Colorado Springs, Colo.

March 07, 2014: A Florida mother has expressed her relief and thanks after the actions of her sister saved her baby, who wasn't breathing, on a busy Miami motorway.

Two people in Indiana were hospitalized after they shared a package of contaminated Skittles earlier this week. The candy eaters suffered from burning throats, cramping and diarrhea.