The sight of several dozen Ron Paul supporters marching up the Strip on Saturday may be about as exciting as it gets among the Republican presidential campaigns in advance of Saturday’s party caucuses...

Harvard University used medical imaging techniques to compare the brains of 93 healthy people aged 18 to 93....

The job of the nurse used to one of caring for the sick and needy. But not - it would seem - in today's politically-correct Britain. Now, nurses are being encouraged to spend valuable time turni...

A private collector bought a rare $10 gold coin, minted as a diplomatic gift for United States President Andrew Jackson when he was on his trade missions to Asia. The collector was brave enough to pay...

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger wants to hike property taxes, gasoline taxes, downtown parking taxes and the sales tax to help pay for the county’s 2008 operations....

A sweeping review of research studies of aspartame says there is no evidence that the non-nutritive sweetener causes cancer, neurological damage or other health problems in humans. Looking at more...

Minuscule wind engines could help to take computing power to the next level, scientists believe. US researchers have developed a prototype device that creates a "breeze" made up of charged particles,...

Mothers who eat junk food during pregnancy may be condemning their children to crave the same diet, according to animal tests....

Mental disorders associated with ageing, including Alzheimer's, are far more common in domesticated cats than previously realised, researchers say. According to a forthcoming paper in the Journal o...

Citing new scientific evidence suggesting ineffectiveness and serious health risks, more than 600 professionals are urging Congress to stop water fluoridation until congressional hearings are conducte...