Medical News

Hunger and malnutrition affect half of the people on Earth, a problem being tackled by the United Nations and World Health Organization.

Brain structure involved in visual processing, discovered in the 19th century but then ignored, gets a "rediscovery." Pathway at the back of our brains may be crucial for skills such as reading, researchers say.

Doctors remove cocaine capsules from stomach of Columbian girl authorities suspect was to have been drug mule. Police allege girl's father forced her to swallow the capsules, intended to fly with her to Europe.

Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic successfully performed a near-total face transplant that lasted for 24.5 hours. Doctors were also able to preserve limited vision in one eye of the patient.

Doctors have successfully removed a football-sized tumor from an 11-year-old boy after a 12-hour surgery. The boy will have to undergo further reconstructive surgery and the removal of excess skin.

Indian officials report the first Ebola case in the country. A passenger landed in the New Delhi Airport and his semen analysis tested positive for the deadly virus.

Consumption of trans fat can damage the memory of a person. Health advocates call for the reduction or removal of trans fat from processed food items.

Hand-washing is the simplest way to avoid getting sick. At least it is if you're not using soap with triclosan, a common antimicrobial that researchers have found to cause liver cancer.

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