A vitamin jab that shrinks tumours in a day is being hailed as a powerful new treatment for cancer.British researchers who are testing the therapy say injecting an extract of vitamin E into the bloodstream has a rapid effect.

Scientists have reported that a new approach to fight cancer has been found to be hugely successful on mice. In this approach biodegradable polymer implant is used to teach the immune system of the body to attack tumors.

The US Senate has begun its historic debate on health care reform. On Monday, Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania filed an amendment to that legislation which would provide additional major benefits for children and families.

In case you missed this story yesterday, yes it's true: Republicans in the state of Oklahoma are trying to mandate the collection and online publication of abortion medical records. Here's a list of some of the items that will be published ON

A federal judge has ruled that the government failed to adequately assess the environmental impacts of genetically engineered sugar beets before approving the crop for cultivation in the United States. The decision could lead to a ban on the planting of t

You know that fat in your body you wish you didn't have? It turns out those cells could be used to create stem cells that one day may be able to cure disease.Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that the millions of fat ce

Join me in urging President Obama to make women, children, and families a priority in a National HIV/AIDS Strategy.

A compound that was phased out of use as a flame retardant in children's pajamas in the 1980s after it was found to cause DNA mutations is being added to furniture foam and children's products, new research shows

The health care decision-making process in Washington is horribly tainted by the campaign contributions of insurance and pharmaceutical interests. Under the pay-to-play system health care becomes insurance care, the public option shrinks to irrelevance,

A new partnership between international aid agency World Vision and the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) has formed as part of an effort to better protect children in Zambia, Kenya, Mozambique and Mali from malaria, one of the leading causes of death for