The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the Northern Hemisphere, global health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over.

In United States 1 in every 9 are reported to be diabetic and most of them are having type II diabetes, which has a genetic predisposition and develops during adulthood.

Federal appeals reveal pattern of errors by Dover judges Some injured workers forced to wait years for benefits

American Horse's papoose was a chubby, sturdy little beggar, and when one of the ladies spoke to him, he set up a tremendous wail, just as natural and lifelike as if he were human.

On a crisp fall day in a cemetery in Queens, a Marine Corps honor guard blew taps over the country's oldest female Marine

For almost a decade, people who make their homes in this rural community in the Mason Valley 65 miles southeast of Reno have blamed that enormous abandoned mine for the high levels of uranium in their water wells.

Only her name wasn't really Sharon Marshall - she didn't know what her real name was. Nor did she know who her parents were or even what day, month, year or in which city or state she was born.

WE are killing our horses with kindness, a leading charity warned this week. Many are obese, overfed and dangerously unhealthy but according to a survey released by World Horse Welfare, people do not realise what a serious problem this

For the sake of wild horses, Currituck County plans to ban riding or owning domestic horses in the four-wheel-drive area north of Corolla. The herd of about 110 wild horses has no immunity to diseases and parasites carried by domestic horses, said

With holiday celebrations and bowl games coming up, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding event organizers and other Floridians that a little-known-law prohibits releasing more than nine lighter-than-air balloons