This month somewhere in sub-Saharan Africa the 1 millionth baby will be born without HIV to a mother who suffers from the disease, thanks in large part to a decade-old U.S. aid program.

The Fuli Farmer's Association from Hualien County has demanded compensation and an apology from the Consumers' Foundation for reporting that their organic rice grain products contained pesticide residue.

Scholars are advocating for the government to create a food safety watchdog in the wake of a string of food scares in recent years.

An Australian woman who now speaks with a French-sounding accent after a head injury eight years ago has revealed the experience has left her feeling frustrated and reclusive.

The global death toll from the SARS-like virus MERS has risen to 33, after two new fatalities in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

The Department of Health recently approved a new targeted drug to treat patients suffering from late stage ALK-positive or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday said the recent examination results on polystyrene (PS), one of the most widely used plastics for such protective packaging as lids and bottles, were “okay,” noting that Taiwan, Europe, the U.S. and Japan do not ban PS dining utensils.

Forget abandoning carbohydrates or detoxing. The new dieting craze sweeping Britain and taking off in the United States lets people eat whatever they like — but only five days a week.

Doctors should consider giving a daily AIDS drug to another high risk group to help prevent infections — people who shoot heroin, methamphetamines or other injection drugs, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.

Taipei Medical University (TMU) yesterday announced its establishment of Taiwan's first pediatric oncology clinical program.