Can people who lose a spouse or loved one die of a broken heart? Recent studies say it’s possible.

Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs in the world, can cause muscle aches and fatigue, and the effects may be especially pronounced in people who exercise.

Some people may be thinking of second careers, while others hope to forestall the mental declines of age.

A deadly bird flu virus that was made transmissible in mammals, touching off public fears of a pandemic, is not as contagious as people had been led to believe.

The Syrian regime’s strategy was brutal and effective in Baba Amr. It was 27 days of shelling that left the rebel fighters exhausted and the people terrified, followed by a massive ground offensive that was impossible to repel.

Three people have been killed and dozens injured after a passenger train derailed in Canada.

At least 49 people were killed and more than 600 people were injured when a train plowed into a platform at a Buenos Aires station today, state media said.

Four people have been killed in two separate avalanches near Washington state ski resorts.

Ten people remain in hospital after a coach taking a Worcestershire school party home from a skiing trip crashes in France, killing a teacher.

The Food and Drug Administration will review a new diet pill consisting of a combination of two pills people are using in California to lose weight.