A youth football player who suffered a neck injury in practice has died at a Philadelphia hospital.

Germaphobes beware! The world around us is teeming with microbial life. From the dead-set obvious public toilet seat to the obscure bacteria-laden snowflake, the world is a reservoir of the microscopic, and we are merely passengers.

Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, the two Iowa farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive egg recall, have been visited by federal agents again.

While the reasons aren't yet clear to the University of Texas at Austin research team who conducted the study, they found that abstaining from alcohol can actually increase the risk of dying.

Peter Lenz, 13, died after falling off of his motorbike Sunday during a warm-up lap for the Grand Prix Racers Union motorcycle race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

A 4-year-old girl is allergic to sunlight, and cannot go outside unless she is covered from head to toe, London’s Daily Mail reported.

A New Hampshire high school student shocked so severely in shop class that his heart stopped beating is suing his teacher, the school district and the city of Dover.

Brazilian police say a man has confessed he inserted two needles and a nail into a baby girl's body because her beauty bothered him.

Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year.

Italy's health minister traveled to Sicily on Monday to apologize to a new mother for an operating room fistfight between two doctors that led to her botched delivery

Spouses don't become more alike in their personalities as their marriage progresses, contrary to perceptions.

Fruiti Pops, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs has recalled its mamey frozen fruit bars because of a possible link to a rare U.S. outbreak of typhoid fever.

The 23-year-old, whose arms were amputated after a childhood accident, plays the piano with his toes.

The miners trapped in Chile face a risk of mental illness, especially since rescuing them may take four months

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When Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans, her immediate effects were evident. But now, five years later, the long-term effects on the devastated population’s mental and physical health still linger.

State regulators said Friday they were reviewing whether the Iowa feed mill where investigators found salmonella linked to the nationwide egg recall should have been licensed and inspected.

Boys who have a close relationship with their mother - affectionately known as mama's boys - may have better mental health than those who provoke them, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association

It’s been nearly two years since Connie Culp underwent the world’s first near total face transplant — and in that time, she has made incredible strides.

A Georgia woman said a weekend outing turned into a horrifying experience when her young grandson developed blisters after he found a used condom in their hotel room and put it in his mouth, myFOXdfw.com reported.