Family fights to keep girl on life support

(CNN) -- The family of a 13-year-old girl who was declared brain dead three days after a routine surgery continues to fight to keep her on life support.

Holidays key test for Nintendo as Wii U struggles

TOKYO -- This holiday season Nintendo faces a critical test with its Wii U video game console that is pitted against Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One as it seeks to revive flagging sales.

FDA to phase out some antibiotic use in animal production

U.S. regulators announced new guidelines that call on global pharmaceutical companies to phase out the use of some antibiotics meant to enhance growth in animals used for food, hoping to stem a growing tide of bacterial resistance to the same drugs when they are prescribed for humans.

Nelson Mandela dies: Hollywood remembers the South African leader

Nelson Mandela was revered around the world, but the South African leader also enjoyed a particularly passionate following in Hollywood.

Cholesterol metabolite discovered that accelerates breast cancer

Dr. Erik Nelson, Dr. Donald McDonnell, and colleagues at Duke University reported the discovery of a cholesterol metabolite that mimics the action of estrogen in the development and spread of breast cancer in the Nov. 28, 2013, issue of the journal Science.

Nexavar OK'd for Thyroid Cancer

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- The FDA approved an expanded indication for the targeted cancer drug sorafenib (Nexavar) to treat metastatic, differentiated thyroid cancer.

'Unpredictable pandemics' warning

The world needs to be prepared for "unpredictable pandemics" from viruses making the leap from animals to people, scientists in Taiwan say.