Rates of drug taking, smoking and drinking are falling in young teenagers, a national survey shows.

In a 2006 study, U.S. researchers have shown that psilocybin, a substance contained in 'sacred mushrooms,' produced substantial spiritual effects -- when administered under controlled conditions. The scientists recently interviewed the volunteer subjects and they've noted that most of them

President of the Charity Fund "Development of Ukraine", Rynat Ahmetov initiated new all-Ukrainian project: Cancer is curable. Timely detection and treatment of oncological diseases in Ukraine. The Fund is to purchase unique equipment to treat oncological diseases. The total budget

A man died after drinking 10 litres of water in eight hours.

Three patients are taking their NHS trust to the High Court to try to force it to pay for a "sight-saving" drug.

Overweight and obesity in men results in the decline of sperm quality: diminishing its volume and increasing the number of anomalous spermatozoa.

A former accountant for Rachael Ray's television cooking show has filed a $1 million lawsuit saying he was forced out of his job because he has an eating disorder.

A major crisis looms at Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital, one of the country's largest hospitals, following a go-slow by doctors and nurses.

In Kenya the doctor-to-patient ratio is 5:100,000. This is 30 times less than the World Health Organisation's recommended ratio of 146:100,000, a fact that has been emphasised to the exclusion of all other factors.

The Senate passed a $162 billion war spending plan Thursday, sending toPresident Bush legislation that will pay for operations in Iraq andAfghanistan until the next president takes office.