Scientists believe that a deadly pandemic is possible based on studies of the 1918 "Spanish flu" virus.

The genetic mutations in the recently recreated, 1918 flu are similar to those seen in the H5N1 avian flu virus killing tens of millions of poultry and some people in Asia

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University find a kidney-exchange program is turning up positive results. The live-donor practice involves matching up a patient who needs a kidney with a compatible stranger. In return, the patient recruits a friend or relative willing to donate an organ to a stranger.

Researchers tracked 22 patients who received kidneys from living strangers. Only one transplant failed, due to clotting problems unrelated to organ rejection

Male Breast cancer is on the rise, and awareness about the disease needs to occur. Astounded and shocked is how men described feeling when learning they had breast cancer, a disease they didn't even know men could suffer from.

How men cope with the disease is still a mystery. The first North American study looking at what men experience after a breast cancer diagnosis is considering many the different ways men and women deal with the diagnosis

The Department of Health and Human signs a deal that could include an order for 100,000 doses of a drug to treat anthrax once it has entered the body.

The biotech company Human Genome Sciences says Monday it has signed a contract with HHS to provide a 10 gram sample of its drug ABthrax for $1.8 million for the agency to study

New research tested in rats suggests breast milk causes more cavities in infants and toddlers than cow milk. Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center, also find that cola, sucrose and honey are the worst fluids for young teeth.

Researchers advise parents to stop feeding babies sugary liquids from bottles, or sweetening water with honey, thought to be good for dental health, or letting babies fall asleep on the nipple