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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that accused a North Little Rock retirement community of violating civil rights laws by evicting a resident because he was HIV-positive, after a settlement was reached in the case.

Actor says in interview her husband was told nothing was wrong for months before a tumour was discovered on his tongue Reuters in Los Angeles guardian.co.uk , Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas in Cardiff, in July this year.

Nine out of ten Scots support changing the law so it is an offence for adults to buy cigarettes for youngsters, a poll has revealed.

Crossword puzzles and other mentally stimulating pursuits may hide rather than prevent the progress of Alzheimer's disease, research has shown.

This undated photo released by Cepheid, shows a Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF cartridge.

A former Israeli Defense Forces combat medic shares the secrets and the special techniques used by the Israeli Defense Forces to burn fat and turn overweight recruits into athletes!

How many people think that long drawn out cardio is the best method to shift the flab? quite a few I bet. Steady state cardio does nothing for your Fitness, other than: reduces muscle tone, leads to bordom, may lead to injury and fatigue and is one of the reasons so many people fail to stick to a training regime

Galen Kipe hasn't smoked a cigarette in more than three months. He couldn't kick his habit of 17 years with nicotine patches or gum.

The University of Wisconsin-Stout will become the first four-year school in the UW System to go smoke free on Wednesday.

The mental health and substance abuse problems affecting returning troops and active law officers are getting attention in North Carolina.

New research suggests surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to some women at high risk for cancer.

The system that automatically awards disability benefits to some veterans because of concerns about Agent Orange seems contrary to efforts to control federal spending, the Republican co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission said Tuesday.

Michael Douglas says he's begun treatment for throat cancer and that his odds of recovery are high.

More than a quarter of drinkers exceed healthy limits every week, making us a nation of irresponsible boozers, researchers have said.

More than half a dozen states suing to overturn President Barack Obama's health care law are also claiming its subsidies for covering retired state government employees, according to a list released Tuesday by the administration.

Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.

In a new policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics says children are bombarded with inappropriate sexual content in media.

Greece is set to impose a tough smoking ban starting Wednesday that will outlaw lighting up in all public indoor areas and prohibit most tobacco advertising.

Women in Scotland have been urged to go for "vital" checks for cervical cancer after figures showed a fall in the number of smear tests carried out.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has donated 10m to set up a new multiple sclerosis research clinic in Scotland.