One-third of the American adult population is under extreme stress says a recent poll released last Wednesday by The American Psychological Association.

The online survey conducted by Harris Interactive revealed a list of statistics of adult Americans, with 32 percent of the respondents saying that they are experiencing extreme stress, according to CBS News

A tropical fungus has found its way into Washington State killing two people and infecting at least four more, according to a county health official.

The fungus, called Cryptococcus gattii, first made its appearance in British Columbia six years ago where it has killed eight people and infected hundreds more humans and animals since. It is believed to have migrated from the border through Washington's Whatcom County

Help may be on the way for AIDS patients who show resistance to common, older medications.

Isentress, the new anti-AIDS pill to treat such patients, has received a federal approval on Friday and should be on pharmacy shelves within two weeks

Topiramate, an anticonvulsant drug prescribed for epilepsy seizures and migraine headaches may help those with alcohol dependence, a study released Tuesday suggested.

Professor Bankole Johnson, the lead author of the study said that the drug helps reduce the alcoholic's cravings by addressing neurotransmitter imbalances in the brain that have been induced by long-term alcohol abuse

A 12-year-old Texas boy has become the sixth person this summer to die after swimming in water infested by microscopic amoeba. Jack Herrara was the second victim to die after his brain was attacked by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba in Texas, three of the other victims were in Florida and one was in Arizona.

Until this summer, there were only 24 known cases of the virus in the United States since 1989, the Associated Press reports