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On a blustery beach in South Africa's coastal city of Durban, Dumisani Gumbi is going through a tough fitness programme. He is a platoon sergeant with the South African army.

A long-awaited analysis shows health insurance rates would generally hold steady or decline for most Americans - those covered by large employers - if the Senate health overhaul bill became law.

Nov. 30, 2009 -- A new, home-based program for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that combines behavioral change techniques in a playful environment boosted the children's IQ, language ability, and social interaction ...

The bad news from a new study is that two thirds of store-bought chicken was found to be contaminated with potentially harmful bacteria.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia - One of the main rites at Islam's annual hajj centers on the bravery and determination of a woman. According to Muslim tradition, Hagar, the consort of the patriarch Abraham, ran between two hills searching for water for her dying ...

HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut officials are suing CVS/Pharmacy Inc., alleging it has sold food and over-the-counter medications past their expiration dates at many of its Connecticut stores.

CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - Every year, many patients undergo unnecessary computed tomography (CT) scans that are not indicated, exposing them to more radiation than is necessary, according to new research presented here at the annual ...

PROVIDENCE -- In his first news conference since his war of words with the Catholic bishop of Rhode Island, US Representative Patrick J. Kennedy declined to address the controversy today at a health care forum.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The percentage of children born with Down syndrome has increased by about one percent per year since 1979, according to new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Market Center Management Co. on Monday announced plans to build and operate a $250 million Nashville Medical Trade Center on the site of the city's existing convention center.

Women across the USA have been shocked and angered by new advice to get fewer mammograms. Yet experts have been debating the risks of mammograms and other cancer screenings for more than a decade.

WASHINGTON—Some Supreme Court justices voiced skepticism Monday of Merck & Co.'s arguments that shareholders waited too long to file securities lawsuits alleging the drug maker misrepresented the safety of painkiller drug Vioxx, ...

A worker at a cannabis dispensary packages medicinal marijuana in this file photo. As states loosen their medical marijuana laws, institutions are looking to educate potential caregivers about how to enter the cannabis industry the ...

A middle school teacher in Wakefield has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. After being informed about the teachers' sickness, nurses and school administrators at the Galvin Middle School identified students and staff who may have had close ...

With more than 23 million Americans already diagnosed with diabetes, the number of individuals affected by the condition in the US is expected to double over the next 25 years, according to new research.

Bakersfield is a generous community, particularly during the holidays. To help readers find new ways to give back to neighbors and friends, The Californian is featuring a wide array of non-profit organizations this ...