The Giants' dream season was thrown into turmoil yesterday when Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg at a Manhattan nightclub and linebacker Antonio Pierce tried to hide the gun, police sources said. Bur...

LeBron James reacted strongly to Charles Barkley's comments that the Cavaliers star isn't showing respect for Cleveland fans and his teammates by discussing his possible free agency following the 2010 season. "He's stupid. That's all I've got to say about that," James said Friday night before the...

A new species of bacterium that causes leprosy has been identified through intensive genetic analysis of a pair of lethal infections, a research team reports in the December issue of the American Journal of Clinical Pathology. All cases of leprosy, an ancient disease that still maims and kills in t...

Camel Snus, the latest smokeless tobacco product to hit the American market, is not your grandfather's chaw. Available in three flavors and packaged in attractive tins, Snus does not have to be spit out and therefore can be used just about anywhere -- "at a concert, right in front of security gua...

Author Terry Pratchett has handed in a petition to 10 Downing Street calling for an urgent increase in funds for dementia research. The petition, which has been signed by 20,000 people, describes current level of funding as "appalling". The campaign is backed by more than 100 top scientist...

Beads from hair accessories can cause skull fractures in young girls who fall while wearing them, doctors warn. In the December issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, Dr. Richard Anderson, a neurosurgeon at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City...

The pace at which Americans are getting cancer has started to decline, marking what could be a long-awaited turning point in the battle against the disease, according to an annual report that tracks progress in the war on cancer. Cancer deaths have also continued a decline that began in the early...

Some football fans will watch Sunday's Grey Cup alone, focusing intently on the game, while others gather with family and friends, perhaps have a party. But for some Canadians, the tradition may be lost this year becaus...

Children pushed in forward-facing baby carriages are less likely to talk, laugh and interact, suggests a British study published Friday. Researchers say children who are put in a position where they are not face to fa...

When George Downey volunteered along with other lacrosse players at Marywood University to take Viagra for a study, he received a snickering nickname from his high school coach. His parents jokingly told their friends. Inquiring minds sent messages to his Facebook page. "They're making fu...