Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday afternoon issued a strong statement intended to put distance between federal policy and an influential panel's recommendations that most women..

The former head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection called Monday for the U.S. to reinstitute the ban on assault weapons and take other measures to rein in the war between Mexico and its drug cartels,

National Medical Research Day, sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges, was held on October 21, 2009. The event celebrated the importance and impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and biomedical research.

Today, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey denied the appeal of six animal extremists and the animal extremist group SHAC. The appellants were appealing their 2006 convictions.

We all know that our planet is at a critical juncture: and humanity needs a healthy planet to survive. Saving the planet won't be easy -- and it's certainly not something you can do alone. That's why I need your help ...

WHEN Nobel prize-winning atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen coined the word Anthropocene around 10 years ago, he gave birth to a powerful idea: that human activity is now affecting the Earth so profoundly that we are entering a new geological epoch.

BANGKOK - For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible.

Pet care can be expensive--and in these trying economic times, families all over the country have been forced to give up their pets because of financial hardship. The HAPPY Act is important

Social entrepreneurs are changing the face of business all over the world. In the latest episode of FRONTLINE/World, producer Charlotte Buchen takes us to Cairo, Egypt to meet captivating young entrepreneurs who are changing their communities through ....

A drug tailor-made to strike at a tumor cell's Achilles heel shrinks or stabilizes tumors in patients and spares healthy cells, while causing few side effects. A new approach. Logged into Doomwatch Legacy by Sunstroke author David Kagan.