Mount Sinai researchers have developed a new gene silencing technology that could be used to target genes that can lead to the development of certain diseases.

A new campaign to promote HIV testing is trying to reach young Canadians where they're at - on the Internet and listening to tunes.

The BBC World Service Trust has launched a ringtone campaign to promote the use of condoms in India, where about 2.5 million people are living with HIV.

It truly has been a marathon year of memories for Levi Petree, 25, an actor from Louisiana who has been living in Chicago for about four years.

Now, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found strong evidence that a component of the cell walls of intestinal bacteria - a chemical present in high levels in the ...

A woman checks herself for breast cancer: Now scientists are hailing a 'breakthrough' drug that could cheaply stop tumours from growing A cheap drug used to treat brittle bones helps halt breast cancer in its ...

Dennis Phillips , the chip leader of the World Series of Poker main event that's set to conclude in November, has pledged to donate one percent of his winnings as part of the Prevent Cancer Foundation's "Bad ...

Reality TV star Jade Goody has cancer and will be flying back to the UK for more tests and treatment, her spokesman confirmed.

Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer -- the really long view.

Hampton University and Eastern Virginia Medical School are using a grant to improve cancer treatment.The schools received a nearly $490,000 grant from the Virginia Center for Innovative Technology's ...

A bizarre hoax has fooled residents across West Virginia who thought they were helping raise money for cancer patients.