- Doctors who waited just 75 seconds after the final heartbeat before removing the hearts of dying newborns for transplants said on Wednesday they improved their odds of success but have also raised ethical questions about organ harvesting.

WHO and FAO have finally stepped in and decided to undertake a program designed to identify low-level contamination of Genetically Modified Organisms in food.

"... nothing erase McCain's "25-year record of voting against women's freedom of privacy." Even picking an abortion rights proponent like former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge as a running mate would do little to change the underlying dynamics .....

The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an environmental action organization, recently conducted an in-depth study into the quality of drinking water across the United States.

"Once a month she met with me in this room here with other teens to talk about future plans -- what are we going to do how can Boys Town help," said Executive Director Tom Waite. It all seemed to be going well, but after nine months, she left Boys Town..

At least 38 Warao Indians have died in remote villages in Venezuela, and medical experts suspect an outbreak of rabies spread by bites from vampire bats.Laboratory investigations have yet to confirm the cause, but the symptoms point to rabies, according

Two University of California-Santa Cruz research scientists were targets of firebombs early Saturday, which authorities called a troubling sign of escalating violence against university researchers who use animals in their labs.

A strain of the salmonella bacteria that sickened more than 1,300 people has been found in a serrano pepper and a sample of irrigation water at a farm in Mexico, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.

Of the 200 pigs tested in the Ohio study, 70 percent carried a strain of MRSA, ST398, which is known to affect humans.

To help you make the most of this delicious local fruit, I've rounded up five of the best cherry dessert recipes from the fab CherryAid campaign. Share your top cherry recipes in the comments