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Eighty percent of an unnamed woman's face was replaced with that of a donor in the nation's first near-total face transplant.

A new survey conducted in the United Kingdom has found that self-mutilation is not unique to girls.

A new study strengthens the link between hormone replacement therapy and a higher risk of heart attacks and breast cancer in women.

A new survey has found that older pedestrians face significantly higher safety risks on city streets than their younger counterparts.

WASHINGTON - The push for paperless prescriptions is about to get a boost: Starting in January, doctors who e-prescribe can get bonus pay from Medicare.

Treating advanced prostate cancer with radiation and hormone-blocking drugs cut the death rate in half in a study of Scandinavian men, researchers report. In the United States, the combination has been standard care since the 1990s. But in Europe, many doctors have avoided the combo treatment and used hormone drugs alone, thinking the pair would be too harsh for most patients.

'What this study shows is that men with prostate cancer do benefit from more aggressive therapy,' said Dr. Howard Sandler, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and a spokesman for the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

The federal tribe has spoken: A contaminated monkey skull, termite-infested statues and other African artifacts of the TV show 'Survivor' will not be allowed into the U.S.

Officials disclosed Monday that customs inspectors in Houston seized a variety of restricted items that were being shipped to the U.S. in a container belonging to the CBS reality show. Among the items: the hide from an African cat suspected of carrying a dangerous disease, a mandrill skull, civet hides, parrot, poultry and ostrich feathers, bones and cowries shells.

Judy Vardon, who is deaf, is shown with her blind autistic son, Lance, in his room.

New research has revealed new treatments for breast cancer. Dr. Kim Blackwell with the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center talks about the new developments.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that lawsuits may proceed against tobacco companies for allegedly deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes.

Zimbabwe's ruling party has renewed accusations that its opponents are training to try to overthrow President Robert Mugabe, heightening political tension as the country faces a spreading cholera epidemic.

Opposition spokesman Nelson Chamisa dismissed the allegations made in state media Monday as 'ridiculous,' and said they could be used as a pretext to crack down harder on dissent.

'When a leopard starts devouring its young ones, it starts by accusing that young one of smelling like a goat,' Chamisa told The Associated Press.

ATLANTA : The racial gap in colon cancer death rates is widening, a new report says, and experts partly blame blacks' lower screening rates and poor access to quality care.

Concerns about the fiscal health of Medicaid have state officials proposing cutbacks, but the cost-controlling ideas have drawn worry from service providers and others who fear it could keep some Nebraskans ...

Harare - United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe James McGee on Sunday slammed Robert Mugabe's for squandering the country's resources while millions are gripped in dire poverty amid a cholera outbreak.

CYNTHIA CASEY'S HUSband was in the hospital with a failing liver when she was laid off in September, stranding the family without health insurance.

A prominent cigarette paper maker with drug-culture cachet is accusing a T-shirt company of stealing its distinctive style for a design celebrating President-elect Barack Obama's victory.

Bambu Sales Inc. _ a 244-year-old firm that proudly notes its products' inclusion in such films as 'Totally Baked: A Pot-u-mentary' and the 'Cheech and Chong' series _ filed a federal trademark-infringement lawsuit Friday against Love Fatigues LLC. The suit says Love Fatigues copied the curvy script and beige-and-white striped background used on Bambu's packages and its own T-shirts.

A cold snap is on its way to Western Washington and it could be days before the region warms up again.

Officials say a 12-year-old Daytona Beach boy found dead in his bed likely died of chickenpox.

Taking menopause hormones for five years doubles the risk for breast cancer, according to a new analysis of a big federal study that reveals the most dramatic evidence yet of the dangers of these still-popular pills.

Even women who took estrogen and progestin pills for as little as a couple of years had a greater chance of getting cancer. And when they stopped taking them, their odds quickly improved, returning to a normal risk level roughly two years after quitting.

Collectively, these new findings are likely to end any doubt that the risks outweigh the benefits for most women.

The Game, Fish and Parks Commission voted Friday to charge more for a season pass and a temporary permit.