Pregnancy Advice: Avoid Sex, Impure Thoughts and Meat, Says Indian Government

Human trials of a cholesterol-lowering vaccine to help prevent heart disease are under way after successful studies in mice. Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna are testing the safety of their experimental treatment in 72 volunteers.

(Mic) – Six members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS resigned from the board in mid-June due to President Donald Trump’s apparent lack of action regarding the HIV epidemic.

If you’re tired of popping pain medicine for your lower back pain, yoga may be a good alternative. New research finds that a yoga class designed specifically for back pain can be as safe and effective as physical therapy in easing pain.

Coconut oil is getting a bad reputation with a new AHA report. But the head of the U of M’s Department of Food Sciences says don’t toss it quite yet.

Climate change might not feel that important if you’re living far away from a coastline. But that doesn’t mean your life won’t change.

(CNN) Rambunctious third-graders filled a classroom in Seattle on a crisp autumn day. One of the students dropped his backpack, and horror ensued.

California officials have warned Long Beach residents that they have detected mosquitoes that can carry the Zika virus in the city for the first time ever.

Beginning today, more chronically ill Iowans can register to receive a form of medical marijuana. Advertisement. A new state law not only expands who can legally have access to the drug but allows the drug to be manufactured in Iowa.

HUNTINGDON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania jury has awarded $870,000 to a man whose surgeon removed the wrong testicle. Steven Haines, 54, sued Dr.

Fidget spinners have small metal parts that pose choking hazards to children. What do experts say about the benefits of these toys to kids with ADHD and anxiety?

The Environmental Defense Fund, in an analysis of 11 years of federal data, found detectable levels of lead in 20 percent of 2,164 baby food samples.

A revolutionary three-in-one blood test could pave the way to precision-personalised treatment for advanced prostate cancer, say scientists.

Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) has confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) for the 2017 season. Tarrant County, Texas (in red) Image/David Benbennick Tarrant County, Texas (in red) Image/David Benbennick.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. – Now that summer is here, many of us are enjoying the outdoors more. We’ve been reporting lately on the large increase in ticks in Michigan this year — thanks to our warm February weather.

Though smokers have been turning to e-cigarettes, little is known about the long-term effects of the practice known as “vaping.” Picture: Pixabay.

Turns out if you call beets “dynamite” and sweet potatoes “zesty,” people actually want to eat their veggies. SEE ALSO: Here’s what happens when you cut out just 10% of meat from your diet.

A condition known as “broken heart syndrome” may leave longer lasting damage than previously thought, experts say. Around 3,000 people per year suffer from Takotsubo syndrome in Britain alone, which can be triggered by severe emotional distress, such …

Nearly one-third of the global population suffers deadly levels of heat for at least 20 days during the year, new research suggests.