University of Florida researchers have found that an extract from dried papaya slows the growth of laboratory-grown cancer cells.

Tanning beds are currently classified as class I medical devices, and skin cancer advocates would like this classification changed to a more tightly regulated class II designation.

The bill requires tanning salons to pay a 10 percent tax for customers who purchase indoor tanning services, a tax that will help to pay for the new bill.

Trends in the sales of skin care products have become an odd “bellwether” of the U.S. economy, a research group reports, since they are the first beauty group to be affected by a sour economy but also the first to bounce back.

A report published in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has found that gays and lesbians are often excluded from sexual health medical studies.

Minocin (minocycline)–an acne drug that has been used to decades–has been found to target infected immune cells that harbor dormant HIV before it reactivates and spreads infection.

Members of Congress passed the legislation by a measure of 219-212, with 34 Democrats and all Republicans voting against the bill.

If the compromise bill currently under consideration in the House passes, experts say Americans will notice some immediate changes to their health care, while others won’t be felt for years.

Several recent court cases have started a trend toward defining job-related sun exposure–and the increased risk of skin cancer associated with it–as a hazard that entitles employees to worker’s compensation.

According to a new study by the American Cancer Society, cancer deaths have decreased 21 percent since 1990 and 11 percent since 1970.