The New England Journal of Medicine

CHICAGO (Reuters) - People are much more likely to survive head and neck cancer if the tumor is caused by the human papillomavirus or HPV, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

The first big win against skin cancer: Drug boosts survival in major study of deadly melanoma. Researchers have scored the first big win against melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. An experimental drug significantly improved survival in a major study of people with very advanced disease.

Researchers have scored the first big win against melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. An experimental drug significantly improved survival in a major study of people with very advanced disease.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arizona's controversial new law cracking down on illegal immigration could put doctors into a pickle, an Arizona physician said in a letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine Wednesday.

A third of US companies pay or penalize employees over weight, but scientific support is thin. How much money would it take to get you to lose some serious weight? $100? $500?

How much money would it take to get you to lose some serious weight? $100? $500?

Study concludes that foods are now more healthful as a result of the switch. That finding, published in the May 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, effectively disproves speculation that food manufacturers would merely replace partially hydrogenated oils -- the source of artificial trans fat -- with saturated fat from butter, lard, or palm oil. And, it means that getting rid of artificial trans fat usually resulted in foods that are healthier for hearts, according to the researchers.

Holy fish sticks! Scientists finally have some good news about fat in our foods.

Trans fats are gone, and many foods didn't get worse as feared, report says. Holy fish sticks! Scientists finally have some good news about fat in our foods.

For many travelers who cross several time zones, the exhilaration of taking in sights like the Eiffel Tower or the pyramids of Egypt is quickly tempered by the grogginess of jet lag.

Research shows simple things can help cure jet lag: Melatonin, sunlight, coffee (and sleep). For many travelers who cross several time zones, the exhilaration of taking in sights like the Eiffel Tower or the pyramids of Egypt is quickly tempered by the grogginess of jet lag.

For many travelers who cross several time zones, the exhilaration of taking in sights like the Eiffel Tower or the pyramids of Egypt is quickly tempered by the grogginess of jet lag.

For many travelers who cross several time zones, the exhilaration of taking in sights like the Eiffel Tower or the pyramids of Egypt is quickly tempered by the grogginess of jet lag.

The doctor whose research linking autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella influenced millions of parents to refuse the shot for their children has been banned from practicing medicine in his native Britain.

Britain bans doctor who claimed link between autism and MMR vaccine from practicing medicine. The doctor whose research linking autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella influenced millions of parents to refuse the shot for their children was banned Monday from practicing medicine in his native Britain.

The doctor whose research linking autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella influenced millions of parents to refuse the shot for their children was banned Monday from practicing medicine in his native Britain.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lui Sang, now 81, was diagnosed with leprosy as a boy shortly after his older brother came down with the same infection, notorious for centuries for causing disfiguring skin lesions and stigma.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found a group of gene variants that increase susceptibility to infectious diseases like tuberculosis and malaria and say the discovery may help in designing new drugs to tackle several illnesses at once.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should make more information public, including its reasons for refusing to approve a drug or device, an agency task force recommended on Wednesday.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Children whose malnourished mothers took vitamin A during pregnancy had stronger lungs throughout childhood, with the benefits measurable well past the age of 9, researchers reported on Wednesday.