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Mexico tackles diseases after floods

Jul 19 - As flood waters in Mexico's northeastern state of Tamaulipas recede, authorities take...
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Haiti's crisis after the storms

Hurricane season left hundreds in Haiti dead and tens of thousands homeless, now comes the fears...
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Video: Movies

Doomsday (2008)

The year is 2008, and a pandemic threatens to wipe out the whole of the human race. For many in...
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Health

WHO rejects criticism it acted too slowly on swine flu

Geneva - The World Health Organization Friday rejected criticism that it was too slow in reacting...
» read full story May 01st, 2009 - 16:09
Autistic Kids Display Common Genetic Variations

Autistic Kids Display Common Genetic Variations

Researchers have long blamed genetics for autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) but no study...
» read full story April 29th, 2009 - 13:33
Fructose-Sweetened Drinks Tied to Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes

Fructose-Sweetened Drinks Tied to Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes

Many studies have shown that sugared beverages are not healthy, but we’re still consuming...
» read full story April 25th, 2009 - 15:07

New Method to Create Stem Cells Revealed

US researchers on Thursday reported that they found a safer way to create embryonic stem cells...
» read full story April 25th, 2009 - 14:41

Stem Cell Therapy May Reverse Symptoms of MS

Findings of a preliminary study give hope to people suffering from multiple sclerosis showing that...
» read full story April 24th, 2009 - 14:07
Walnuts May Prevent Breast Cancer

Walnuts May Prevent Breast Cancer

A new study by researchers from Marshall University of Medicine in Huntington reveals that eating...
» read full story April 23rd, 2009 - 22:14

New Campaign against Malaria Launched

A new campaign against malaria was announced Friday in Norway by international health agency and...
» read full story April 18th, 2009 - 14:32
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Don’t Cause Eye Damage

Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Don’t Cause Eye Damage

Men using erectile dysfunction drugs face no risk for vision problems, according to a study in the...
» read full story April 14th, 2009 - 14:59
CDC: US Makes No Progress in Food Safety

CDC: US Makes No Progress in Food Safety

A report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that,...
» read full story April 09th, 2009 - 21:38
FDA Delays Approval of Symbicort in 6-11 Year Olds with Asthma

FDA Delays Approval of Symbicort in 6-11 Year Olds with Asthma

Giant drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said Monday it has received a Complete Response Letter from US...
» read full story April 06th, 2009 - 14:55

Nearly 3,000 Urged to Get Tested for Hepatitis B in New Jersey

New Jersey officials are advising nearly 3,000 people to get blood tests after an outbreak of...
» read full story April 03rd, 2009 - 16:41

Diabetics at a higher risk of kidney and nerve damage

Hamburg (dpa) - Diabetics are not only at higher risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, they...
» read full story March 30th, 2009 - 12:44

Circumcision Lowers Men’s Chance of Getting STDs

Many studies have shown that circumcision helps men prevent infection with HIV virus. Apparently...
» read full story March 26th, 2009 - 14:05
Soy Intake during Childhood May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

Soy Intake during Childhood May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

A study involving Asian-American women appearing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers...
» read full story March 25th, 2009 - 14:00

3000 Vets at Risk of HIV and Hepatitis after Unsterile Procedure

More than 3,000 patients undergoing certain routine medical procedures at Miami’s VA...
» read full story March 24th, 2009 - 19:18
Many Americans Lack Vitamin D, Study Shows

Many Americans Lack Vitamin D, Study Shows

Vitamin D levels have dramatically decreased among Americans over the last two decades, according...
» read full story March 24th, 2009 - 18:48
March 24 Is World TB Day

March 24 Is World TB Day

March 24 is World TB Day, a day that aims to remind people that the disease is still a major health...
» read full story March 24th, 2009 - 16:47
DC HIV/AIDS Cases Rising at Alarming Rates

DC HIV/AIDS Cases Rising at Alarming Rates

A report released this month by D.C. health officials, noted that at least 3 percent of...
» read full story March 23rd, 2009 - 14:40

3-year-old in Vietnam dies of bird flu

   Hanoi  - A 3-year-old Vietnamese boy has died of avian influenza after four...
» read full story March 20th, 2009 - 09:51

Boy in Vietnam tests positive for bird flu

   Hanoi - A Vietnamese boy has tested positive for the avian influenza virus, the...
» read full story March 19th, 2009 - 11:17
Less Salt Would Lower Risk of Hear Disease

Less Salt Would Lower Risk of Hear Disease

A recent study in the United States shows that if Americans would change their eating habits in...
» read full story March 13th, 2009 - 14:48
Ozone Exposure Is Deadly

Ozone Exposure Is Deadly

 A study that analyzed data on 18 years showed that the risk of respiratory problems has been...
» read full story March 12th, 2009 - 15:06

Diarrhoea kills two million children a year, disease on the rise

Geneva - Diarrheal diseases, responsible for about 20 per cent of child deaths worldwide, are on...
» read full story March 10th, 2009 - 15:58

Obama lifts stem-cell funding ban in latest shift on ethics

Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday reversed an eight-year long government block on...
» read full story March 09th, 2009 - 19:13
Be Optimist! You’ll Live Longer

Be Optimist! You’ll Live Longer

According to the findings of a recent study carried out by the University of Pittsburgh School of...
» read full story March 09th, 2009 - 15:17
Obama to End Restrictions on Stem Cell Research

Obama to End Restrictions on Stem Cell Research

Science matters to the Obama administration.   President Barack Obama will most likely sign...
» read full story March 09th, 2009 - 14:56
China, India Are World’s Heaviest Smokers

China, India Are World’s Heaviest Smokers

China is the world’s heaviest smoker and its inhabitants represent a third of the...
» read full story March 08th, 2009 - 21:02
Compound Found Effective against HIV Infection in Monkeys

Compound Found Effective against HIV Infection in Monkeys

Researchers have made a huge step forward in fighting AIDS virus by announcing that a cheap,...
» read full story March 05th, 2009 - 14:09
Parents Can Now Predetermine Physical Traits of Their Future Child

Parents Can Now Predetermine Physical Traits of Their Future Child

Los Angeles's Fertility Clinic has offered parents the opportunity to pay in order to select the...
» read full story March 04th, 2009 - 22:46
Combination of Two-Already Approved Drugs May Cure Resistant TB

Combination of Two-Already Approved Drugs May Cure Resistant TB

Two FDA-approved drugs show promise in treating extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB),...
» read full story February 27th, 2009 - 14:01
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U.S.

Food-Borne Illness Rates Still High in the US

Despite efforts to improve food safety in recent years, the United States is still confronting with...
» read full story April 10th, 2009 - 13:47

Nancy Reagan praises Obama reversal on stem cell research

Washington - Former first lady Nancy Reagan welcomed President Barack Obama's decision Monday to...
» read full story March 09th, 2009 - 19:41
Court Denies Vaccines – Autism Link

Court Denies Vaccines – Autism Link

There is no scientific evidence to prove childhood vaccines cause autism, according to a special...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 14:22
Cases of Hib in Minnessota - A ‘Reminder’ That Vaccination Is Important

Cases of Hib in Minnessota - A ‘Reminder’ That Vaccination Is Important

Five new infections with Hib: Haemophilus Influenzae type b in Minnesota has made more than clear...
» read full story January 25th, 2009 - 15:27
STDs At All-Time High, But Chlamydia Sets Record

STDs At All-Time High, But Chlamydia Sets Record

  Although previous reports have shown that sexually transmitted diseases are on decline in...
» read full story January 14th, 2009 - 20:13
Head of the CDC to Step Down

Head of the CDC to Step Down

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping down, according to an...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 14:08
Director of Disease Control Centers, Dr. Julie Gerberding, Resigns

Director of Disease Control Centers, Dr. Julie Gerberding, Resigns

Dr. Julie Gerberding, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigned. Dr....
» read full story January 11th, 2009 - 13:15
Flu Strain Resistant To Antiviral Treatment Found

Flu Strain Resistant To Antiviral Treatment Found

 Physicians have found a recently mutated strain of flu that resists the most commonly...
» read full story January 11th, 2009 - 10:08
Get Your Flu Shot! Flu Vaccine, The Best Option For Protection Against Influenza

Get Your Flu Shot! Flu Vaccine, The Best Option For Protection Against Influenza

In an attempt to encourage people to get their flu shot, the Centers for Disease Control and...
» read full story December 11th, 2008 - 19:51
How Prepared are the U.S. States for Actual Disaster?

How Prepared are the U.S. States for Actual Disaster?

Louisiana, North Carolina, Virginia along with New Hampshire and Wisconsin are among the five...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 22:49

UB – Smoke Free

Smoking is severely frowned upon in the United States. Smoking in bars, restaurants, some hotel...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 23:26
Locy Cleared of All Charges

Locy Cleared of All Charges

A federal appeals court threw out a contempt order requiring fines of up to $5,000 a day against a...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 20:28
Drug Prescriptions For Children Rising At Alarming Rates

Drug Prescriptions For Children Rising At Alarming Rates

More and more children in the United States are prescribed medication for chronic diseases,...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 12:26
AAP: More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

AAP: More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

Vitamin D deficiency in early childhood can lead to an increased risk for osteoporosis later in...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 12:12
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Business

Eli Lilly’s Symbyax Approved By FDA For TRD Treatment

Eli Lilly’s Symbyax Approved By FDA For TRD Treatment

Eli Lilly’s Symbyax won FDA’s approval for the treatment of treatment-resistant...
» read full story March 23rd, 2009 - 18:04
The Gates Foundation Delivers On Its Projects

The Gates Foundation Delivers On Its Projects

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced earlier today the kickoff of a $6.9 million...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 16:10
Bill Gates Prepares A New Chapter In His Life, Without Microsoft

Bill Gates Prepares A New Chapter In His Life, Without Microsoft

Bill Gates is just one week away from his official retirement announced for the 1st of July. He...
» read full story June 23rd, 2008 - 17:01
Arena Pharmaceuticals’ Obesity Drug Proven Safe

Arena Pharmaceuticals’ Obesity Drug Proven Safe

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that its experimental pill against obesity passed a...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 14:03
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Movies

Jury Rules In Favor Of Doctors In John Ritter's Death Trial

Jury Rules In Favor Of Doctors In John Ritter's Death Trial

Two doctors accused of negligence by the family of late actor John Ritter have been cleared of all...
» read full story March 14th, 2008 - 23:21
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Video Games

The Folding@home Reaches 1 Million PS3 Users Milestone

The Folding@home Reaches 1 Million PS3 Users Milestone

Sony announced today that the total number of users who donated their PlayStation 3’s power for...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 23:35
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People

Jett Travolta’s Death, Medically Unclear

Jett Travolta’s Death, Medically Unclear

The life and death of John Travolta and Kelly Preston’s son, Jett, is still a mystery for...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 14:20
Google Cofounder Launches Blog by Revealing His Parkinson’s Predisposition

Google Cofounder Launches Blog by Revealing His Parkinson’s Predisposition

Sergey Brin, one of Google’s co-founders, has launched his personal blog. The first of Google’s...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 19:11
Police Says Jerry Lewis Cited For Gun In Luggage

Police Says Jerry Lewis Cited For Gun In Luggage

Funny man Jerry Lewis was making his way through security at Las Vegas' McCarran International...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 21:07
Barbra Streisand Donates $5 Million to Cardiac Center

Barbra Streisand Donates $5 Million to Cardiac Center

The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles said Wednesday that Barbra Streisand had donated...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 01:07
Naomi Campbell Mysteriously Hospitalized In Brazil

Naomi Campbell Mysteriously Hospitalized In Brazil

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been checked into a Sao Paulo hospital Monday night where she was...
» read full story February 26th, 2008 - 21:32
Oprah’s Weight Fluctuations Hide Medical Condition

Oprah’s Weight Fluctuations Hide Medical Condition

Following years of struggling to keep her body in shape, Oprah Winfrey finally came clean about the...
» read full story October 18th, 2007 - 16:05
81-Year-Old Jerry Lewis Uses F Word during Telethon

81-Year-Old Jerry Lewis Uses F Word during Telethon

Veteran comedian Jerry Lewis’ Labor Day Telethon was a great success in terms of...
» read full story September 05th, 2007 - 10:31
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Specials

Intel and GE Sign $250 Million Deal in Health Care Field

  Two Giant US companies announced Thursday that they will team up to produce a line of...
» read full story April 05th, 2009 - 21:54

Male Circumcision May Prevent Two Common STDs

Male circumcision appears to offer more protection to men than previously estimated, according to...
» read full story March 27th, 2009 - 14:30
One in Four Tuberculosis Deaths Involves a Person Infected with HIV

One in Four Tuberculosis Deaths Involves a Person Infected with HIV

Tuberculosis killed more people with HIV than ever in 2007, according to a new report released by...
» read full story March 25th, 2009 - 16:59
L.A. Clinic Will Soon Offer Custom-Designed Babies

L.A. Clinic Will Soon Offer Custom-Designed Babies

A Los Angeles clinic plans to make some monumental changes in the way babies are conceived. The...
» read full story March 03rd, 2009 - 15:11
Even Moderate Drinking May Lead to Cancer in Women

Even Moderate Drinking May Lead to Cancer in Women

Many studies have shown that alcohol consumed in moderate amounts prevents diseases. One glass of...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 14:35
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Is Here!

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Is Here!

February 23 opens the National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, an entire week dedicated to eating...
» read full story February 23rd, 2009 - 14:32
Court Ruling in Autism/Vaccines Cases Reassuring

Court Ruling in Autism/Vaccines Cases Reassuring

Following the ruling of a special federal court in favor of childhood vaccines, health experts in...
» read full story February 17th, 2009 - 15:50
New Yorkers, You Are All Invited to “Play Safe” on Valentine’s Day!

New Yorkers, You Are All Invited to “Play Safe” on Valentine’s Day!

In an attempt to reduce the number of sexually transmitted diseases, the New York City Department...
» read full story February 12th, 2009 - 15:37
Mediterranean Diet May Help Keep the Brain Healthy

Mediterranean Diet May Help Keep the Brain Healthy

Everyone knows that a traditional Mediterranean diet rich in fruits and vegetables can do...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 15:32
Multivitamins Benefit against Cancer Questioned Once Again

Multivitamins Benefit against Cancer Questioned Once Again

Multivitamins taken on daily basis don’t seem to lower the risk of developing cancer in...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 14:39
The HIV/AIDS Issue Is As Present As Ever

The HIV/AIDS Issue Is As Present As Ever

The 9th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day took place on February 7, and just as before,...
» read full story February 09th, 2009 - 15:20
Mass. Man Donates $100 M for AIDS Institute

Mass. Man Donates $100 M for AIDS Institute

On Wednesday, the Massachusetts General Hospital was donated $100 million to create an...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 14:13
Kids Who Need Vitamins Less Likely To Get Them

Kids Who Need Vitamins Less Likely To Get Them

A study appearing in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine reveals that children and...
» read full story February 04th, 2009 - 15:00
UConn Scietists Create 2 New Stem Cell Lines

UConn Scietists Create 2 New Stem Cell Lines

Scientists at the University of Connecticut say they have developed two kinds of human embryonic...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 16:00
Brown Pelicans Hit By Freezing Temperatures

Brown Pelicans Hit By Freezing Temperatures

The United States are dealing with a new ecological crisis. The new problem is particularly...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 00:54

CDC Reports Rise in Sexually Transmitted Diseases

  Cases of sexually transmitted diseases are at all-time high in the United States, not...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 15:12
Taiwan Bans Indoor Smoking

Taiwan Bans Indoor Smoking

Taiwan on Sunday announced the decision to ban indoor smoking, becoming the 17th state in the...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 13:54
New Obesity Treatment Discovered

New Obesity Treatment Discovered

One of the most widespread conditions in the United States is obesity. Except for being a...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 17:53
Dr. Meg, Teenagers And MySpace Postings

Dr. Meg, Teenagers And MySpace Postings

Dr. Megan A. Moreno, the lead author of two studies about networking websites that were published...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 21:26
Religious Teens Begin Their Sexual Lives Later

Religious Teens Begin Their Sexual Lives Later

Having strong religious backgrounds might prevent teenagers from having sex at an early age,...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 12:50
Gyms Have Special Offers for the New Year! Find a Fitness Club that Fits You

Gyms Have Special Offers for the New Year! Find a Fitness Club that Fits You

The first week of January is always the busiest time of the year for health clubs. According to...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 12:00
Quit Smoking Today!

Quit Smoking Today!

What did your New Year’s resolutions include except losing weight and reducing debts? If you...
» read full story January 01st, 2009 - 20:35
Virginity Pledges Are Not Valid Anymore?

Virginity Pledges Are Not Valid Anymore?

The results, published in the journal Pediatrics, suggest that virginity “pledgers”...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 14:28

Researchers Finally Derive Stem Cells From Rats

Since 1981, scientists had thought that genetically engineered rats would follow quickly after the...
» read full story December 28th, 2008 - 00:58
Epilepsy Drugs Must Carry a Suicide Risk Warning

Epilepsy Drugs Must Carry a Suicide Risk Warning

Epilepsy drugs must carry a new warning about the risk of suicidal thoughts or actions, U.S....
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 11:52
Vivus’ Qnexa Proves Efficient in Obesity Trial

Vivus’ Qnexa Proves Efficient in Obesity Trial

As more and more people fight obesity, drug makers are trying to find solutions to help them. This...
» read full story December 14th, 2008 - 12:35
Study: Gene Mutation May Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

Study: Gene Mutation May Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

A small group of people carry a genetic mutation which helps protect their heart against the...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 22:49

Car Crashes, Big Threat For Youths

A recent government report shows some pretty disturbing facts about how safe youths and teenagers...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 00:36
Experimental Malaria Vaccine May Protect Infants, Children

Experimental Malaria Vaccine May Protect Infants, Children

Results from a malaria vaccine trial have so far shown promise that it may open new pathways for...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 21:15
Cancer To Become World’s Number One Killer By 2010

Cancer To Become World’s Number One Killer By 2010

Cancer will become world’s number one killer by 2010, as the number of people in poorer countries...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 12:22
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Technology

Teens Engaged In Risky Online Behaviour

Teens Engaged In Risky Online Behaviour

  According to a new study, 54% of teens talk about behaviours such as sex, alcohol use, and...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 12:59
Big Step Forward For Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome

Big Step Forward For Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome

Scientists for the first time have been able to look at the entire set of genes from a cancer...
» read full story November 08th, 2008 - 09:29
Medpedia, The Online  Collaborative Project On Health

Medpedia, The Online Collaborative Project On Health

Almost everyone who uses the Internet surely knows about Wikipedia, the largest online...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 15:29
Google.org Started Giving Grants

Google.org Started Giving Grants

The charitable arm of Internet search engine company Google, Google.org, has announced it will...
» read full story January 17th, 2008 - 22:12
Soyuz Lands OK after Abnormally Short Descent

Soyuz Lands OK after Abnormally Short Descent

The Russian Soyuz TMA-10 capsule landed in Kazakhstan on Sunday, after an abnormally steep descent...
» read full story October 22nd, 2007 - 07:30
Folding@Home Project Gets Updated Version

Folding@Home Project Gets Updated Version

Sony announced an update for the distributed Folding@Home project initiated by the Stanford...
» read full story August 22nd, 2007 - 17:28
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Science

Researchers Decode Cow Genome

Good news for the cattle industry. A team of scientists managed to complete a research study which...
» read full story April 24th, 2009 - 14:05
Superman's foundation welcomes Obama's stem cell move

Superman's foundation welcomes Obama's stem cell move

Los Angeles - The foundation started by former Superman star Christopher Reeve has applauded...
» read full story March 10th, 2009 - 21:13
Researchers Find Virus-Free Way Of Reprogramming Stem Cells

Researchers Find Virus-Free Way Of Reprogramming Stem Cells

Stem cells have always been controversial, from ethical and biological point of view, but the...
» read full story March 02nd, 2009 - 15:12
Still No Answer On The Production Of Stem Cells

Still No Answer On The Production Of Stem Cells

Last year’s theory on using animal-human "hybrid" embryos, which was received with...
» read full story February 03rd, 2009 - 01:45
New Drug Cocktail May Increase Stem Cell Production

New Drug Cocktail May Increase Stem Cell Production

Thursday, researchers revealed that a new drug cocktail using Genzyme Corporation’s Mozobil...
» read full story January 08th, 2009 - 18:28
Scientists to Discover New Human Diseases Study Methods

Scientists to Discover New Human Diseases Study Methods

University of Southern California researchers have managed to derive the first embryonic stem (ES)...
» read full story December 24th, 2008 - 22:32
Study Says Immune System Works Stronger At Night

Study Says Immune System Works Stronger At Night

Medical research is an on-going process, whether the aim is to find cures for cancer and AIDS or a...
» read full story December 15th, 2008 - 23:46
Zoo Elephants Have A Shorter Life Period

Zoo Elephants Have A Shorter Life Period

A recent study has just showed that living in a zoo drastically shortens the lives of Asian and...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 17:35
A Vaccine Against Malaria That Promises To Drastically Cut Infection Rates

A Vaccine Against Malaria That Promises To Drastically Cut Infection Rates

Researchers reported on Monday that a revolutionary vaccine against malaria protected up to 65...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 13:44
Obese Older  Women Have An Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer

Obese Older Women Have An Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer

A series of studies have shown that being obese or even overweight may boost a person’s risk of...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 21:03
Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging

Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging

As we get older, our health becomes our worst enemy. What’s the secret of living a longer healthy...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 14:00
HIV Treatment Is Most Efficient when Started Earlier, Study Says

HIV Treatment Is Most Efficient when Started Earlier, Study Says

US and Canadian researchers suggests that starting HIV treatment earlier than currently...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 14:30
Rotateq Slows Down The Rotavirus In Non-Immunized Children

Rotateq Slows Down The Rotavirus In Non-Immunized Children

A vaccine against rotavirus, Rotateq, which causes diarrhea and vomiting in thousands of children...
» read full story October 26th, 2008 - 20:32
Testicles an "ethical" source of stem cells, German scientists claim

Testicles an "ethical" source of stem cells, German scientists claim

Faced with strict German laws banning the use of human embryos, a team of German scientists came up...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 08:25
Internet genome scans are both popular and controversial in US

Internet genome scans are both popular and controversial in US

Washington - Some people who want their genome scanned are only worried about what their hair will...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 07:44
Chemists Win Nobel Prize For Green Fluorescent Protein

Chemists Win Nobel Prize For Green Fluorescent Protein

This year, the Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to three scientists that used a protein taken...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 16:58
Stem Cells From Germ Cells

Stem Cells From Germ Cells

Recent studies show that testicular germ cells resemble very much the much controversial embryonic...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 08:38
Update: Stem Cells Research Could Become Safer

Update: Stem Cells Research Could Become Safer

Researchers took one more step toward so-called regenerative medicine by developing a safer way of...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:40

Urban Civilizations Found By Scientists in Amazonian Forest

Using satellite imagery, scientists have discovered the remains of once densely populated towns in...
» read full story August 30th, 2008 - 19:03
Large Human Trial Of HIV Vaccine Canceled By NIAID

Large Human Trial Of HIV Vaccine Canceled By NIAID

The National Institutes of Health on Thursday canceled a US human trial of a human...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 08:13
Scientists Revealed World's First Genome-Wide Spinal Cord Map

Scientists Revealed World's First Genome-Wide Spinal Cord Map

The Allen Institute for Brain Science has taken a groundbreaking step into deciphering the...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 09:18
Low-Carb Diet Is The Best Choice To Lower Cholesterol

Low-Carb Diet Is The Best Choice To Lower Cholesterol

If you really want to lose weight and decrease your cholesterol level, you may try the...
» read full story July 18th, 2008 - 08:00
One Third Of Reef-Building Corals On The Verge Of Extinction

One Third Of Reef-Building Corals On The Verge Of Extinction

Marine biologists never get tired of warning about the dangers human actions pose to one of the...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 10:54
Half Of US’s Coral Reefs Heading Towards Extinction Because Of Us

Half Of US’s Coral Reefs Heading Towards Extinction Because Of Us

For anyone who’s ever been near coral reefs, the necessity to protect them is not a new story:...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 14:07
White House Finally Comes Up With Climate Report

White House Finally Comes Up With Climate Report

The Bush administration finally concluded what we’ve been suspecting for some time now: that the...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 12:09
Scientists to Discuss Pharaoh Akhenaten’s Gender Mystery

Scientists to Discuss Pharaoh Akhenaten’s Gender Mystery

After Pharaoh Akhenaten puzzled scientists for years, making them wonder about his strangely...
» read full story May 03rd, 2008 - 23:05
Albany Medical Prize Goes to Female Researchers

Albany Medical Prize Goes to Female Researchers

For the first time in its eight-year history, the Albany Medical Center Prize went to two female...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 20:37
Scientists Report A New Method To Create Human Antibodies

Scientists Report A New Method To Create Human Antibodies

The U.S researchers have discovered a new technology to identify and clone human antibodies...
» read full story May 01st, 2008 - 16:08
Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Biodiversity loss and species extinction may lead to losing new medical treatments for cancer,...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 13:58
Scientists Map Worldwide Journey of Seasonal Flu

Scientists Map Worldwide Journey of Seasonal Flu

Scientists have finally solved a long-standing mystery of where seasonal flu viruses originate and...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 15:43
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World

At swine flu epicentre, death toll climbs amid world alert

As the death toll climbed to 152 in Mexico, countries around the world took steps to warn the...
» read full story April 29th, 2009 - 09:27

India sounds alert over swine-flu outbreak

   New Delhi - Indian health authorities sounded an alert after an outbreak of a...
» read full story April 27th, 2009 - 17:14

UN Fears World Financial Turmoil Will Sink Programmes

New York - The United Nations may be the next unintended victim of the global economic crisis as...
» read full story December 22nd, 2008 - 13:13
Mexico Prays To The Virgin Of Guadalupe For Help

Mexico Prays To The Virgin Of Guadalupe For Help

When times are tough, people generally turn to their deities for help, advice or divine salvation....
» read full story December 13th, 2008 - 17:19
When Bone Marrow Transplant Cures HIV

When Bone Marrow Transplant Cures HIV

The medical world has welcomed the first case of HIV completely cured. Is that possible, some have...
» read full story November 15th, 2008 - 14:08

China: Rich Nations Should Help Developing Nations Fight Climate Change

Beijing - Richer, developed nations should lead the effort against climate change and help...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 09:19

UN renews call for more aid to the poor on World Food Day

New York - United Nations leaders on Thursday called on the international community to assist the...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 20:19
An Unknown Disease Takes its Toll on Three South African People

An Unknown Disease Takes its Toll on Three South African People

On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO), which is an United Nations health agency, has...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 13:21
Wear Pink For The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Wear Pink For The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 16:37

Drama continues over vote on US finance rescue

Washington - Congressional leaders on Thursday were confident that the House of Representatives...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 08:06

Smoking in Public Places Banned in India

New Delhi - India on Thursday banned smoking in public places after a medical study warned...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 16:17

India gears up for ban on smoking in public places

New Delhi - An estimated 120 million smokers in India will have one more reason to try to kick...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 16:51

Amid Finance Crisis, UN Aid Summit Raises 16 Billion Dollars

New York - Despite a massive financial crisis afflicting rich countries, a one-day United Nations...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 09:46

Chinese Milk Products Banned in South Korea

South Korea on Thursday banned the import of Chinese milk and milk powder products, blamed for...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 15:48
Exposure To Air Pollution Harms Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Exposure To Air Pollution Harms Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Exposure to traffic fumes increases the risk of heart attack, or strokes and potentially fatal...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 11:13

Man Who Illegally Sold Body Parts For Implant Surgeries Pleads Guilty

Michael Mastromarino, 44, of Fort Lee, N.J, the ringleader of a national body parts scheme, pleaded...
» read full story August 30th, 2008 - 17:16

Monsoon floods affect 1.5 million people in India's Bihar state

New Delhi - Floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have affected nearly 1.5...
» read full story August 25th, 2008 - 16:35

Anthrax-Related Case Leaves Many Loose Ends

The case involving Army scientist Bruce Ivins and his alleged implication in 2001's...
» read full story August 10th, 2008 - 15:27
Main Suspect In the Anthrax Case Is Dead

Main Suspect In the Anthrax Case Is Dead

The 2001 anthrax case is on the verge of being solved. The Justice Department is getting ready to...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 12:26
US Delays the Delivery of AIDS Vaccine

US Delays the Delivery of AIDS Vaccine

On Thursday, federal researchers gave up on their plans to carry out the large scale experimental...
» read full story July 19th, 2008 - 14:38

US Health Officials Expand Salmonella Probe to Other Products

With the number of salmonella infections reaching more than 850, federal health officials have...
» read full story July 02nd, 2008 - 12:12
Isolated Tribes To Be Protected In Peru

Isolated Tribes To Be Protected In Peru

Authorities in Peru announced they decided to protect the “uncontacted” tribes in the Amazonian...
» read full story June 04th, 2008 - 15:11

Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Discovered in Brazil Rainforest

Brazil's National Indian Foundation announced the discovery of a new Indian tribe in the western...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 17:03
Bush Signs Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Bush Signs Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was passed by the majority in the House of...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 14:16
Myanmar Holds Referendum Despite Cyclone Disaster

Myanmar Holds Referendum Despite Cyclone Disaster

Despite the huge devastation caused by Cyclone Nargys, Myanmar held a referendum on Saturday to...
» read full story May 10th, 2008 - 12:28
Saddam Feared Catching AIDS from Prison Guards

Saddam Feared Catching AIDS from Prison Guards

According to excerpts of Saddam Hussein’s prison writings, the dictator feared catching AIDS or...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 17:07
CDC: US Faces Biggest Measles Outbreak in Seven Years

CDC: US Faces Biggest Measles Outbreak in Seven Years

The U.S. faces the biggest measles outbreak in seven years, the federal Centers for Disease...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 14:36
Deadly Toxin Ricin Found in LV Hotel Room; Further Test Results P

Deadly Toxin Ricin Found in LV Hotel Room; Further Test Results P

Police are investigating the presence of deadly substance ricin in a hotel room at an Extended...
» read full story February 29th, 2008 - 13:26
Agreement to Triple AIDS Funding For PEPFAR

Agreement to Triple AIDS Funding For PEPFAR

The Bush administration recorded one of the most successful achievements yesterday when a major...
» read full story February 28th, 2008 - 16:31
Bush’s Visit to Africa to Focus on Health and Educational Systems

Bush’s Visit to Africa to Focus on Health and Educational Systems

President Bush is set to begin his African trip to countries like Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana...
» read full story February 15th, 2008 - 15:12
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