Health & Fitness

Replacing animal fat in the human diet with vegetable oil seems not to lower heart disease risk, and might even…

Twenty-one people have died of yellow fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo, some of them from infections contracted in…

The first examination of a long-extinct Neanderthal's Y chromosome suggests that fertility problems may have prevented Neanderthal men from successfully…

At any age, taking antibiotics is known to disrupt naturally occurring gut flora by killing certain good bacteria.Medical professionals sometimes…

One day, cardiac patients may enjoy a new lease on life with pig hearts beating in their chests, said researchers…

Physical exercise could be an effective way of reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia says a new study by UCLA.The findings…

Findings from a new US study suggest that some people may have been born to run, with a love of…

Genetic mutations that can be blamed for unusually high cholesterol are far rarer than previously thought, existing in only about…

Guinea will soon vaccinate people who have come into contact with more than 500 men who have recovered from Ebola,…

Patients with high blood pressure and moderate risk of heart disease slashed their long-term risk of heart attack and stroke…