A 38-year-old woman on a family trip to the beach was attacked by a shark Thursday morning off Brevard County. Brevard Ocean Rescue officials say the attack happened near Ponce de Leon Park on Melbourne Beach.

Novartis announced that it received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA indicating that the agency will not approve a Biologics License Application for serelaxin for the improvement of acute HF symptoms via reduction of the rate of worsening of HF.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday announced new clinical guidelines that recommend anyone who is at an elevated risk for contracting HIV use the drug Truvada as a preventive measure to help protect themselves from being infected with the virus, which can cause AIDS. The federal health agency recommended the use of Truvada,, an antiretroviral medication that is …

CNN reports that a man from Louisiana claims the famous Zodiac Killer as his father. Gary L. Stewart, the author of a newly published book “The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Searching for My Father and Finding the Zodiac Killer” claimed that during his research he has find a similar resemblance between the two.

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party is headed for India’s biggest election victory in the last 30 years, clearing the way for its prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, to take charge of the world’s largest democracy. The right-wing Hindu nationalist party will return to its leadership role after 10 years, as the ruling Congress Party conceded defeat Friday.

A new research shows that blood tests during pregnancy can identify the risk of preterm births. In order to develop the test, researchers used microarrays to study various whole blood gene expression linked to spontaneous premature birth within 48 hours in women with premature labor that were admitted to hospital. The team explained that it is an important time frame …

Larger but less frequent meals is the mantra type 2 diabetes patients should be adhering to if they want to keep their weight and blood glucose in check, researchers say

Obesity was an independent risk factor for breast cancer mortality among premenopausal women with ER-positive disease, according to results of a meta-analysis. Researchers did not observe the association among postmenopausal women with ER-positive disease, or in women with ER-negative disease. “Obesity is reportedly associated with worse prognosis in early breast cancer, but this association could depend strongly on ER positivity …

Particles from the sun not only warm our planet and occasionally knock out radio signals, but also cause electrical storms, according to new research from England. Scientists from the department of meteorology at the University of Reading have announced a link between increased thunderstorm activity on Earth and streams of high-energy particles accelerated by the solar wind, suggesting those space …

Grande Prairie RCMP are investigating what they are calling a violent assault on a 12 year old boy over the weekend. The boy was playing with a friend at the Hillside school playground on Saturday when he was attacked.

With pools set to open across the country, a new report offers a warning about the potential for injury from the chemicals used to keep pools clean. The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention links 5,000 visits to the emergency room in 2012 to pool chemicals. Nearly half of the patients were children and teens and more …