Angelina Jolie’s Choice: Should You Get BRCA Gene Testing?

(NEW YORK) -- Angelina Jolie’s decision to get tested for gene mutations linked to a heightened breast cancer risk has many women wondering whether they should get tested, too. Wom... Read More

Dining Out on a Calorie Budget Nearly Impossible, Studies Find

(NEW YORK) -- Fast food may have a reputation for being a diet disaster, but as two studies published in Tuesday's Journal of the American Medical Association found, sitting down to a meal... Read More

SARS-Like Virus Vaccine Unlikely, Experts Say

(NEW YORK) -- A virus similar to SARS has spread through hospitals in Europe and the Middle East, prompting fears of human-to-human transmission. But health officials said vaccines were unlikely to... Read More

Brain Science Upstages DSM-V, So-Called Mental Health 'Bible'

(NEW YORK) -- Since the 1970s, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, has reigned as the so-called "bible" of psychiatry. But now, with the May 22 release of its... Read More

Family Files Suit Against NHL over Player's Death

(NEW YORK) -- The family of former New York Rangers hockey player Derek Boogaard, who died in 2011 of an accidental drug overdose, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the National Hockey Lea... Read More

‘Real Money’ Ways to Save Families on Hospital Costs

(NEW YORK) -- Noah Clayson, 3, is in need of a tonsillectomy. The good news is that Noah will get all the ice cream he could ever want, but the bad news is that the procedure isn’t... Read More

'Lunchtime Lipo': Is the Lightning-Fast Fat Blasting Procedure Safe?

(LOS ANGELES) -- Who wouldn't want Angelina Jolie's stunning arms, Jessica Biel's small waist or Beyonce's, well, anything? And what if you could get those seemingly flawless red carpet results ove... Read More

The 7-Minute Workout to Get in Shape Fast

(NEW YORK) -- Can you really get the perfect body in just seven minutes? A regular seven-minute workout may be all you need to stay in shape, according to the authors of a new study that’s ge... Read More

Hot Off the Grill: Test Tube Burger (Really!)

(NEW YORK) -- A Dutch scientist hopes he’ll change minds about the viability of test tube meat when his first genetically engineered hamburger, made from billions of stem cells, is served hot... Read More

Actress Charlize Theron Lobbies for an AIDS-Free Generation

(WASHINGTON) -- When Charlize Theron came to Capitol Hill recently, she undoubtedly turned a few heads. But the Academy Award-winning actress didn’t come to be seen; she came to be heard.... Read More