Cancer

The governors of Rhode Island and Washington state have filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration asking to reclassify marijuana as a drug with medical uses.

Former Liverpool striker Ryan Babel has recounted the bizarre feud he had with a children's entertainer dressed as the cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants.

Labour councillors bare all in nude calender for a good cause.

As the end of the year draws near, here are some of the British celebrities of 2011.

Men who have an appetite for well-done steaks may be significantly increasing their chances of developing prostate cancer, health experts warn.

The proceeds will be used to help the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity to which the Duchess of Cambridge is closely associated.

Britain has a poor record on cancer survival and has high levels of obesity, a report has warned.

The widow of the former French President Francois Mitterrand and outspoken human rights activist Danielle Mitterand has died overnight, aged 87.

An anti-bullying charity warns that cyber-bullying can "spread rapidly like a cancer" and be so permanent it becomes "indelible like a tattoo."

The iPhone 4S and Steve Jobs' death contributed to earn Apple UK 14 million hits in October, making it the second most popular online shop in the UK.

A new wave of deadly superbugs will be untreatable due to a rising resistance to antibiotics.

Sepp Blatter's controversial views on racism in football has sparked outrage in the sporting world, with many calling for the FIFA president to resign. IBTimes Sport takes a look at the reaction to his remarks:

Posh Salt, also known as rock salt, is as harmful for health as regular salt, says a new study.

The We Found Love star faces backlash from anti-smoking campaigners for lighting up in her latest music video and promo pictures

Scientists in Canada have discovered that an antibiotic normally used to treat skin and abdominal infections can also kill leukaemia cells.

Data from the World Cancer Research Fund suggests that incidence of oesophageal cancer in the UK is almost double that of the European average.

Data suggests that the area in England with the highest surgical rates also had the highest survival statistics related to lung cancer. Researchers therefore estimated that over 5,400 lives could have been extended, if every area in the country operated on the same number of patients.

Eating more fibre in the form of grains and cereals can reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer which is more commonly known as bowel cancer, a study published by the BMJ has said .

With the cat-out-of-the-bag that Apple's deceased co-founder Steve Jobs has been posthumously nominated for Time magazine's 2011 Person of the Year, the IBTimes takes you through the key reasons why the tech-guru doesn't deserve to win.

Bowel screening reduces the number of deaths from bowel cancer in Scotland by over 25 per cent, claims a study conducted at the Cancer Research UK.

A class of drugs used to treat breast cancers which overproduce a protein called HER2 could also treat other types of cancer - particularly head and neck cancers, claims a research at the Cancer Research Institute UK.

The Someone Like You singer underwent vocal chord microsurgery to stop recurrent bleeding haemorrhaged vocal chord

Damaging a cell's nucleolus could eliminate cancer cells by raising the levels of a crucial tumour prevention protein, experts have said.

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier has died.

Boxing stars pay homage to the legendary boxer after he loses battle with cancer; he will be remembered as one of Mohamed Ali’s greatest opponents.

Research conducted at the University of Nottingham has revealed that cancer cells with faulty BRCA genes can be killed by blocking a key DNA damage-repair enzyme called APE1.

A study funded by Cancer Research UK has revealed that cervical cancer in women in their 20s rose by over 40 percent between 1992 and 2006 in England, despite the overall incidence of cervical cancer falling by 30 percent.

With Steve Jobs new biography revealing yet more choice-remarks from Apple's now deceased chairman towards Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates has issued his own statement forgiving his long-time rival and friend.

A study conducted by Oxford University researchers reveals that the cost of dementia across 15 western European countries came up to £165 billion in 2007.

Mona Simpson, the author and sister of the late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs revealed the final words of her brother at a memorial service at Stanford University.