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In this April 12, 2011 image from video provided by braingate2.org, Cathy Hutchinson of East Taunton, Mass.

The World Health Organization's tally of the latest global health statistics for the first time includes a look at blood pressure and glucose levels, two of the risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

As 1½-year-old Simon Sparrow lay dying in a hospital in April 2004, doctors were perplexed as to what was causing his illness.

After five years of fighting a rare form of brain cancer, with seven surgeries, four rounds of chemotherapy and two bouts of radiation, 9-year-old Ryan Kennedy told his mother "I'm done with this." In February, Ryan's mother told him about another surgery that doctors said would buy the Clarkston, Mich.

Consumers may soon be able to test themselves for HIV and quickly learn the results in the privacy of their own homes following unanimous approval recommendation from a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Tuesday.

Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease - by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is destroyed.

Roche's Genentech unit has won the right to try its experimental Alzheimer's drug crenezumab on people with no signs of dementia -- the first such trial to gauge whether early intervention can help prevent or slow the disease.

One of the two male masseurs who accused actor John Travolta of sexual assault dropped his $2 million lawsuit on Tuesday, but the lawyer for the second masseur said he was going ahead with that case and was confident of success.

A 24-year-old woman in a hospital bed fighting off flesh-eating bacteria has to be told repeatedly -- each time she wakes up -- what has happened, her parents told CNN on Monday.

A blood drive is being held at University of West Georgia for a student fighting a flesh-eating bacteria that threatens her life.

If you're turning 50 or you're already there, colorectal screening is in your future.

Domino's Pizza is delivering some good news to gluten-free eaters, but not everyone with sensitivity to the stuff is happy with the move.

The Obama administration is adopting a landmark national strategy to fight Alzheimer's disease, with an ambitious goal of finding some effective treatments by 2025.

Falling smoking rates is one of the reasons behind the number of people in their 50s dying prematurely from cancer in the UK falling The number of people in their 50s dying prematurely from cancer in the UK has reached a record low, new figures have revealed.

It was originally projected to bring $7,000, but a nude photograph of Madonna has just sold at auction for more than three times that amount.

Aimee Copeland, a Georgia grad student, is fighting for her life because of the flesh-eating bacteria that infected her after she gashed her leg in a river two weeks ago.

Diabetes care in England is in a "state of crisis" with less than half of people with the condition getting the basic minimum care, a new report warns.

"Modern Family" star Sarah Hyland has had a kidney transplant after a lifetime of pain and fatigue.

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Dr. Sheron C. Patterson, Dallas pastor and author, is raising $200,000 for mammograms for women who cannot afford them.