Some people try to avoid all thoughts of death but U.S. researchers advise thinking about death can bring out the good in people. Kenneth Vail at the University of Missouri reviewed experiments involving people thinking about death. He also reviewed assessments of how people who were not directly involved in catastrophes responded after learning about them. Vail said people commonly felt a need...

Four local hospitals signed a special pact with Health Authority-Abu Dhabi on patient referral and transfer, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday. Severance Hospital will specialize in bone cancer, Ewha Womans University Medical Center in gynecological cancers, Cha Medical Center in infertility, and Wooridul Hospital in spinal treatments when the Abu Dhabi administration requests pa...

A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study has found. Many doctors recommend a more complete test ― colonoscopy ― but many people refuse that costly, unpleasant exam. The new study shows that the simpler test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, can be a good option. Although it may seem similar to hav...