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The deadly virus MERS that started in the Middle East is likely to come to Australia, health authorities warn. ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Another 50 people have suffered salmonella poisoning linked to Foster Farms chicken, bringing the total to 574 cases in the United States since March 2013, health officials said on Tuesday. ...

Disturbed patterns of blood flow induce lasting epigenetic changes to genes in the cells that line blood vessels, and those changes contribute to atherosclerosis, researchers have found. The findings suggest why the protective effects of good blood flow patterns, which aerobic exercise promotes, can persist over time. ...

Concerns about guardianship and privacy can discourage clinics from testing children for HIV, according to new research from Zimbabwe. The results of the study provide much-needed information on how to improve care of this vulnerable population. ...

The Federal Government is considering banning potentially carcinogenic azo dyes as more retailers identify the chemicals in clothing. ...

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children urges hospitals to consider outfitting infants with electronic radio-frequency identification tags...

Mental health problems including anorexia and recurrent depression are as deadly as smoking, research suggests....

Ward 10C in Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital is no longer a place for AIDS patients to live their last days...

In popular depictions, dinosaurs often appear only as slavering, predatory monstrosities, but Julius Csotonyi would like us to see them as they might have looked on an ordinary Jurassic afternoon. His new book, “ The Paleoart of Julius Csotonyi ,” offers just such a depiction: In some of the illustrations, the animals are engaged in combat; in others, they are simply basking in the sun. Read full...

Two little boys can make a house hectic, so when Lydia Denworth had a third son, she was grateful that he was such a peaceful baby. But as weeks went by, Denworth’s son Alex seemed not placid but unresponsive. When he was 22 months old, Alex was diagnosed with moderate to profound progressive hearing loss. As the toddler’s language development lagged, his parents began to worry that the window for...

There was a time not too long ago when the idea of zapping body parts with electric current was the stuff of science fiction, quackery or worse. Anyone who has seen or read “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” probably has a hard time considering electroconvulsive therapy as a legitimate medical practice, yet it is now used as a last-resort treatment for symptoms of severe mental illness, including depression,...

The Food and Drug Administration has released an update on pet treats from China that appear to be killing and sickening dogs and cats, and the news is disturbing in more ways than one. The number of illnesses now totals “5,600 dogs, 24 cats and three people, according to an FDA bulletin issued late last week. There is no word on how humans — or felines, for that matter — came to consume chicken,...

It’s something we’ve all heard for years: Exercise can help keep older adults healthy. But now a study, the first of its kind, proves that physical activity can help older adults maintain their mobility and dodge physical disability. ...

Doreen Stewart would seem like the model of healthy aging: the 73-year-old walks around the golf course, is cheerfully articulate and obtained a university science degree — after retiring as a nurse....

First lady Michelle Obama is answering Republicans in Congress who want to roll back healthier school meal standards, holding an event at the White House to highlight the success of the health guidelines....

A new study confirms that drinking diet beverages can help people lose weight. "This study clearly demonstrates that diet beverages can in fact help people lose weight, directly countering myths in recent years that suggest the opposite effect -- weight gain," said a study co-author. ...

Menstravaganza marks Menstrual Hygiene Day with event at Revue Theatre to raise awareness about how periods keep girls out of school and women off work in developing world. ...

Eating disorders don’t discriminate; they can afflict young or old, male or female....

A new method of skin cancer detection that bypasses the need for biopsies has been developed by an international team of researchers. Engineers and researchers from the University of Queensland and the University of Leeds in England have been working on the world's first terahertz laser imaging system over the past two years. ...

Queensland sees a dramatic spike in HIV notifications, up 34 per cent on the same period a year ago. ...