Viewing the reflected image of an intact limb in a mirror can fool the mind into thinking that a lost leg or foot still exists, dramatically relieving phantom limb pain, researchers reported on Wednesday. Nine out of 10 amputees report feeling severe pain

The GAO, Congress's nonpartisan auditor, issued stark warnings earlier this year on shortcomings in the administration's plans to fight fires.

It sounds like science fiction but it's true: A killer amoeba living in lakes enters the body through the nose and attacks the brain where it feeds until you die. Even though encounters with the microscopic bug are extraordinarily rare, it's killed six

Informative article on the toxins used to manufacture most air freshener products. Why not boil natural potpourri on your stove instead? Thanks to Blair for the story idea.

Despite the graying of the nation, the percentage of elderly living in nursing homes has declined, according to Census data released today. The downturn reflects the improved health of seniors and more choices of care for the elderly. About 7.4 percent of

US retailing giant Target Corp. announced a voluntary recall of 350,000 Chinese-made toy gardening tools and children's lawn furniture that contain excessive levels of lead: "Happy Giddy Gardening Tools" and "Sunny Patch Children's Chairs"

Researchers said on Thursday they had found more ways to activate the body's own anti-aging defenses -- perhaps with a pill that could fight multiple diseases at once -- heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis -- even things like cataracts.

The elderly are the highest risk population in the country for suicide. But few suicide-prevention programs target them -- a result, advocates say, of scarce funding and lack of concern for older Americans.

Strange but true: If you are a doctor, one of the greatest honours to which you can aspire is to have a nightmarish disease named after you. Hundreds of eponyms dot the medical textbooks, enshrining the name of the person who first identified an ailment

Healthy subjects who received daily caffeine-free green tea extract capsules had an increased production of detoxification enzymes, which may provide some cancer-fighting benefits, study findings show. "Concentrated green tea extract could be beneficial