From Medicare fraud to CEOs worth billions of dollars, drug companies are accused of putting profits above patients, spinning false PR campaigns. This article has uncovered 25 of the most shocking facts about the pharmaceutical industry in this list.

A study of 2,100 female twin pairs found those with higher vitamin D levels may knock off five years of aging, British and American researchers say. Researchers at the London School of Medicine; St. Thomas' Hospital, in London; and the

Avoiding some of the mental and physical impairments linked to congenital heart disease may require surgery in utero, U.S. and Canadian researchers suggest. A study compared the brains of 41 term infants with congenital heart disease to

A cough suppressant may help curb the involuntary movements that are the side effects of taking a Parkinson's disease medication, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Melanie A. Paquette, a post-doctoral fellow at the Oregon Health & Science

Shipping-related emissions may cause approximately 60,000 premature cardiopulmonary and lung cancer deaths worldwide annually, a U.S. study found. James Corbett of University of Delaware, in Newark, and James Winebrake of

Oregon Health & Science University researchers suggest people may be getting booster shots of vaccines sooner than needed. Mark Slifka said the findings reconfirmed his previous study that the duration of immunity after smallpox is no

A NEW dedicated ABC children's television channel will help parents in their efforts to avoid their kids viewing junk food advertising, Federal Communications Minister Helen Coonan said.

SEVERAL windows have shattered and at least one pane of glass fell out of a prestigious Brisbane office block, narrowly missing pedestrians and cars below.

BANGALORE, India -A 2-year-old girl who was born with four arms and four legs showed the first signs of movement Thursday following a marathon operation to remove the extra limbs, doctors said. The girl, Lakshmi, was kept sedated in the intensive care

Scientists are hopeful that they have found a way to halt the progression of motor neurone disease (MND). A team at Bath University discovered a causal link between the gene involved in the formation of blood vessels and the development of some forms of