Wait, what? Scientist discovers snakes that hunt in packs

The German government plans to introduce fines of up to €2,500 (£2,178; $2,806) for parents who refuse to get their children vaccinated.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just put out a grim report about Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. Death rates from Alzheimer’s climbed 55 percent from 1999 to 2014, CDC found, and the number of Americans afflicted is likely …

(CNN) Two separate outbreaks this month of the rare but deadly toxin botulism have focused attention on this potentially fatal illness, which usually strikes about 150 people a year, mostly infants.

Ajibola and Adeboye Taiwo’s wish to have a baby went unanswered for 17 years. Then they welcomed six babies in a single day. Ajibola, of West Nigeria, gave birth to three boys and three girls on the morning of May 11 with the help of a 40-person team …

WEST BRANDYWINE, Pa. – Two counselors at a Pennsylvania addiction treatment center were found dead Sunday of drug overdoses, according to the Chester County district attorney.

An illness that struck a Connecticut baby reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in April bought the extremely rare – but dangerous – Powassan virus to the public’s attention.

(CNN) The man behind the massively successful ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is facing major financial hurdles in his own fight against ALS.

Recent research in mice indicates that destructive activity of cells in the brain is increased after sleep deprivation and may increase the risk of developing dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Jelly beans have sugar, but the woman claims the company was wrong to label it as “evaporated cane juice.” By Carla Herreria. Jason Stitt via Getty Images.

A new study from the American Heart Association finds sleeping less than six hours a night could more than double the risk of death for people with metabolic syndrome, which impacts more than a third of the U.S.

NEW YORK (CNN) – Who doesn’t love chocolate? Even if it’s not your favorite sweet treat, you can probably agree that the confection conjures thoughts of love, pleasure and reward.

“If you’re pregnant, you should not travel where there is Zika,” said Dr. Mary Bassett, the city’s health commissioner, during a press conference at Urban Health Plan in the Bronx.

Not so long ago, people like my Aunt Muriel thought of sunburn as a necessary evil on the way to a “good base tan.” She used to slather on the baby oil while using a large reflector to bake away.

WASHINGTON – There’s a glimmer of hope for America’s ailing honeybees as winter losses were the lowest in more than a decade, according to a U.S.

“The standard of care for patients with these tumors – surgery followed by radiation and chemotherapy – has not changed in decades, and neither has the outcome.

Desperate doctors in Brazil have resorted to using fish skin to treat severe burns victims. The unusual method came about amid a shortage of frozen pig skin and human tissue in public hospitals in the south American country.

Hookahs will no longer be permitted in smoking zones at hotels, restaurants and airports, as the government has made an amendment to the rules pertaining to smoking in public.