Concluding an account of her breast cancer diagnosis, Christa D'Souza describes the agonising moment when a surgeon revealed the results of her biopsy, and how, after seeking a second medical opinion in the US, she had to choose between a

When a loved one starts putting on weight, it can be extremely difficult to broach the subject - even though their health could be at risk, writes Lesley Garner.

The New York Marathon is just weeks away and with the tragic events at the Chicago Marathon still on the minds of all, here's some advice on how to run a problem-free marathon.

More U.S. women who have cancer in only one breast are getting both breasts removed, says research that found the trend more than doubled in just six years.

Deployed military troops, emergency workers, pregnant women and children will be among the first to get scarce vaccinations if a pandemic strain of flu breaks out, U.S. officials said. A long-awaited report to be issued on Tuesday lays out who

Life & style: Do your fitness drives always end in failure? Perhaps the problem is in your head, not your workout.

Life & style: Gordon Cairns speaks to sleep experts to find out how we can adapt to the clocks going back an hour this weekend.

More women who have cancer in only one breast are getting both breasts removed, says research that found the trend more than doubled in just six years. It's still a rare option: Most breast cancer in this country is treated

Pregnant women, babies and toddlers would join doctors, emergency workers and soldiers at the head of the line for scarce vaccine if a super-strain of flu triggers the next pandemic, says a draft government plan to be released Tuesday. Once

The government stands to waste $100 million a year if two federal agencies cannot agree to coordinate the use of a vaccine for the deadly anthrax virus. The departments of Defense and Health and Human Services each purchase the anthrax

One Miami-area medical equipment supplier managed to bill the U.S. government so often for a wheelchair it ended up costing $5 million. Last year south Florida accounted for 80 percent of the drugs billed across the entire United States for

A simple device for detecting carbon monoxide in the blood may help doctors get an honest answer out of patients who smoke, U.S. researchers said on Monday. The device, called a pulse cooximeter, is typically used to test for carbon

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA and BERLIN and NEW CANAAN, CT (MARKET WIRE) A symposium on platinum resistant ovarian cancer will be held at the European Society for Gynecological Oncology in Berlin on Sunday, 28 October. Leading cancer researchers will speak at the

NEW HAVEN, CT (MARKET WIRE) Yale researchers have begun recruiting 60 men for a clinical trial investigating an experimental new drug, oral phenoxodiol, as a potential first line therapy for prostate cancer. The study is funded by Yale Cancer Center.

For PLoS Medicine 's special issue on poverty and health, the journal asked thirty commentators, including some of the world's most respected global health experts, to name the one intervention that would improve the health of those living on less

In a world first, a UQ scientist has discovered two new genes responsible for one-third of the risk of developing a hereditary and debilitating form of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis.

The Hispanic Health Disparities Research Center at the University of Texas at El Paso has received a $6.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health that will significantly advance the center's research in helping eliminate racial and ethnic health

Exercise is strongly promoted for the maintenance of good health - particularly as regards people on lower incomes, who are generally less physically active. However, new research published in PLoS Medicine suggests that one barrier to physical activity in low-income

While acne is oftentimes as much a part of being a teenager as dating and Friday night football games, a new study examining the prevalence of acne in adults age 20 and older confirms that a significant proportion of adults