An online survey for World Arthritis Day, completed by over 3,600 respondents revealed that access to psychological support and self-management courses could help people with arthritis/rheumatism cope more effectively with their condition and achieve better quality of life. Health care professionals, people with rheumatic disease and their carers, who responded to the survey, highlight the importance of integrating psychological support into the standard treatment regime.

Alan Bean always had a creative streak: as a child, tinkering with his model airplanes until they became perfect little replicas of the real thing and later, proposing aircraft paint designs during his military career.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economic free fall gripping the nation may bring down one of the main environmental objectives: capping the greenhouse gases that are blamed for global warming....

Dwarf galaxies that recently arrived near the Milky Way may shine brighter than homegrown ones

U.S. business tycoon Richard Garriott blasted off into space aboard a Russian rocket.

As lovers and mourners know, a bunch of flowers speaks volumes ? the way the brain makes sense of such gestures may explain why

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A global AIDS vaccine conference this week will seek fresh strategies against the HIV virus, with experts weighing the value of basic laboratory research against large-scale human clinical trials after a string of disappointments.

American millionaire video game guru Richard Garriott followed in his astronaut father's footsteps on Sunday, blasting off aboard a Russian rocket to become the world's sixth space tourist.

US space tourist Richard Garriott follows in the footsteps of his astronaut father as he blasts off into space.

A Soyuz spacecraft with two Americans and a Russian on board lifted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for the international space station.