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Video: World

No More Billy the Kid

Venezuela calls on children to lay down toy weapons in exchange for toys. The toy exchange...
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Asia's double typhoon trouble

Two new typhoons have brought death and destruction to Asia - at least 32 have died in flooding...
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Video: Science

AIDS and cancer pioneers win Nobel

Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who found the virus that causes...
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Health

Babies Born In Fall More Predisposed To Asthma

A study that will be published next month in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 18:36
Doctors Should Be Alert During Hib Vaccine Shortage, CDC Says

Doctors Should Be Alert During Hib Vaccine Shortage, CDC Says

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday urged doctors and health agencies to...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 16:00
CDC Advice For HIV Testing Still Not Followed In Many ERs

CDC Advice For HIV Testing Still Not Followed In Many ERs

Back in 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for virtually all patients...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 14:02
Censoring Fast-Food TV Ads Might Lower Childhood Obesity Rates

Censoring Fast-Food TV Ads Might Lower Childhood Obesity Rates

Banning fast-food advertising could lead to a decrease in the number of overweight and obese...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 14:30
The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 11:17
Ginkgo Biloba, a Pseudo Drug against Dementia

Ginkgo Biloba, a Pseudo Drug against Dementia

According to a clinical trial reported Tuesday, the elixir of eternal mental acuity, the herbal...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 22:37
Too Little Sleep May Boost Cancer Risk

Too Little Sleep May Boost Cancer Risk

U.S. researchers claim that a proper diet and exercise enhance body weight and physical function in...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 19:51
Research Shows Possible Health Risks for Children Born through Fertility Treatments

Research Shows Possible Health Risks for Children Born through Fertility Treatments

According to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, birth defects...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 17:15
Fertility Treatments Linked to Birth Defects, CDC Study Says

Fertility Treatments Linked to Birth Defects, CDC Study Says

Women considering fertility treatments should know that there might be a risk of birth defects....
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 17:00
Infertility Treatment Babies Have More Birth Defects

Infertility Treatment Babies Have More Birth Defects

One of the largest studies ever conducted in the U.S. shows that infants conceived from...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 16:00
Breast Cancer Risk Up in Women with a Family History of the Disease

Breast Cancer Risk Up in Women with a Family History of the Disease

Women with a family history of breast cancer have a very high risk of developing the disease even...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 15:00
Assisted Reproductive Technology May Raise Risk For Birth Defects

Assisted Reproductive Technology May Raise Risk For Birth Defects

Babies conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART) may be two to four times more likely...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 14:01
Hospitals Ignore MRSA Infections

Hospitals Ignore MRSA Infections

A very dangerous hospital infection is killing a shocking number of patients, according to a recent...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 19:04

Burlington Is Healthiest US City, CDC Declares

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Burlington City, Vermont, was the healthiest...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 18:08

CDC: Huntington, W. Virginia Is the Unhealthiest City in the US

A new report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention places Huntington, ...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 15:00
Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

A series of studies have lately shown that vitamins don’t reduce cancer risk. Just two weeks ago,...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 14:00
Gardasil HPV Vaccine Might Protect Men Too

Gardasil HPV Vaccine Might Protect Men Too

Thursday, Merck and Company, the drug manufacturer behind the Gardasil HPV vaccine, revealed...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 20:10
Bone Marrow Transplants May Cure HIV

Bone Marrow Transplants May Cure HIV

HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is such a hardy pathogen that the concept of curing a poor...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 17:51
U.S. Smoking Rate Drops

U.S. Smoking Rate Drops

For the first time on record, the percentage of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes has fallen below...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 16:17
Merck’s HPV Vaccine Gardasil Effective in Males

Merck’s HPV Vaccine Gardasil Effective in Males

According to the results of a new study presented this week at the annual meeting of the European...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 14:34
Update: Google Tool Tracks Flu Outbreaks Faster

Update: Google Tool Tracks Flu Outbreaks Faster

Fever? Headache? Sore Throat? You might find answers to all these symptoms through a new tool as...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 13:40
Google Will Keep Track Of Flu Searches

Google Will Keep Track Of Flu Searches

Google, through its philanthropic arm, Google.org, is trying to help U.S. authorities fight the flu...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 19:38
Nationwide Premature Birth Report Gives States Grades For Premature Births

Nationwide Premature Birth Report Gives States Grades For Premature Births

Each year, more than 530,000 babies are born before 37 full weeks of gestation, statistics show....
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 17:00
Research Shows No Benefit from Vitamin D in Breast Cancer Prevention

Research Shows No Benefit from Vitamin D in Breast Cancer Prevention

A new study in the online edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute adds to the...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 14:30
Severe Diarrhea Bacteria More Common in Hospital than Thought

Severe Diarrhea Bacteria More Common in Hospital than Thought

A bacterium known as Clostridium Difficile or C. Diff, which causes a drug-resistant virulent...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 19:11
A Study Finds New Ways of Detecting Heart Disease

A Study Finds New Ways of Detecting Heart Disease

A regular medical exam could soon contain a simple, low-cost blood test, which could help assess...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:42
Survey Shows More Hospital Patients Get Sick with Intestinal Infections

Survey Shows More Hospital Patients Get Sick with Intestinal Infections

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology reports that more hospital...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:34
Childhood Allergies, Asthma Problems Require More Attention

Childhood Allergies, Asthma Problems Require More Attention

A report released last month by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics has revealed that...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:20
Sleep Deprived People With Hypertension Stand Higher Heart Risk

Sleep Deprived People With Hypertension Stand Higher Heart Risk

Lack of sleep is something common nowadays. Whether it’s just a movie on our laptop or catching up...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 13:00
Women with Migraines Have Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Women with Migraines Have Lower Breast Cancer Risk

One in four women complains of regular migraines. But this annoying episode may have a good part:...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 16:40
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Science

DNA Damage May Predict Lung Cancer

DNA Damage May Predict Lung Cancer

Canadian scientists have conducted a study in proving that a genetic trait can be a reliable...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 11:30
Fertility Treatments Increase Birth Defect Risks

Fertility Treatments Increase Birth Defect Risks

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has conducted a study regarding the risk of birth...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 19:08
Study: Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

Study: Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

A series of studies have lately shown that vitamins don’t reduce cancer risk. Just two weeks ago,...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 11:54
A Migraine A Day Keeps Breast Cancer Away!

A Migraine A Day Keeps Breast Cancer Away!

The good part of a migraine is that it indicates that you have a lower risk of developing breast...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 07:56
Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism

Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism

Children living in regions with higher levels of annual rainfall may be more predisposed to...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 11:38
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
Fan Use May Save Your Baby’s Life, Reduces SIDS Risk

Fan Use May Save Your Baby’s Life, Reduces SIDS Risk

A study in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine may offer a...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 22:17
Nobel Medicine Prize Goes To Three European Scientists

Nobel Medicine Prize Goes To Three European Scientists

The 2008 Nobel Prize for medicine was awarded on Monday. Two French scientists who discovered...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 19:44
HIV Origins Traced Around 1900, Much Earlier Than Believed

HIV Origins Traced Around 1900, Much Earlier Than Believed

AIDS first came to public notice in 1981 when US doctors noted an unusual cluster of deaths among...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 08:34
The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts To Find A Vaccine

The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts To Find A Vaccine

Around 33 million people had the AIDS virus in 2007. The majority lived in Sub-Saharan Africa,...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 16:32
US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

A genetic research on more than 100 families prone to autism by Harvard researchers shed new light...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 11:58
Mars Starts Journey Into The Mysteries Of Cocoa Genome

Mars Starts Journey Into The Mysteries Of Cocoa Genome

Mars, the giant chocolate maker, is planning on solving humanity’s cocoa crisis (yes, there is...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 14:20
The Global Warming Issue Needs To Be Addressed NOW

The Global Warming Issue Needs To Be Addressed NOW

20 years ago, James Hansen, a highly respected NASA scientist sounded for the first time the alarm...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 11:47
Bird Flu in France and Germany Again

Bird Flu in France and Germany Again

French officials announced Thursday that three swans have been found dead and carrying the deadly...
» read full story July 05th, 2007 - 12:24
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Movies

The Fear of Watching “Quarantine” Surpasses Any Concern

The Fear of Watching “Quarantine” Surpasses Any Concern

Are the neighbors snoring? No, they are snarling, and frothing, and attacking! “Quarantine,” a...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 16:46
Bo Derek Appointed by Gov. to Calif. Horse Racing Board

Bo Derek Appointed by Gov. to Calif. Horse Racing Board

Actress and animal rights activist Bo Derek was named Tuesday, July 15, by California Gov. Arnold...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 16:41
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U.S.

The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

For many people trying to kick the noxious habit of smoking, the Great American Smokeout is a...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 14:38

CDC Declares: Burlington Is Healthiest US City

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Burlington City, Vermont, was the healthiest...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 12:14
CDC Declares Vermont City the Healthiest in the U.S.

CDC Declares Vermont City the Healthiest in the U.S.

Recently, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 18:54
Statins Good for People with Normal Cholesterol Levels Too

Statins Good for People with Normal Cholesterol Levels Too

Statins have long been prescribed for people diagnosed with high levels of bad cholesterol in...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 16:00
US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over Three Decades

US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over Three Decades

A study presented Sunday at the American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans revealed that...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 23:41
US Diabetes Diagnoses Almost Double in 10 Years

US Diabetes Diagnoses Almost Double in 10 Years

The number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes is continuously rising, reaching double the cases...
» read full story November 01st, 2008 - 14:00
Allergy Cases Up 18% In US Kids

Allergy Cases Up 18% In US Kids

More kids in the US suffered from allergies in 2007, according to a report released Wednesday by...
» read full story October 25th, 2008 - 14:33
Suicide Predominant In White, Middle-Aged Americans

Suicide Predominant In White, Middle-Aged Americans

While anti-suicide campaigns have focused on teens and young adults because they are thought to be...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 07:31
Suicide Rates Up Among American Middle-Aged Women

Suicide Rates Up Among American Middle-Aged Women

Suicide rates in America are rising for the first time since the early ‘90s, and the most affected...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 17:16
Health Officials Urge People to Get Flu Shots

Health Officials Urge People to Get Flu Shots

Given that the flu season is nearing rapidly, United States health officials have...
» read full story October 18th, 2008 - 14:10
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
Update 1: Hypertension Rates Soaring In The United States

Update 1: Hypertension Rates Soaring In The United States

Researchers from the U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have recently revealed that...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 07:46
Scarce Natural Vitamin D Calls For Supplements

Scarce Natural Vitamin D Calls For Supplements

Pediatricians are paying close attention to how the diet influences the development of children...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 22:55
Update: U.S. Vaccine Use Increased In 2007

Update: U.S. Vaccine Use Increased In 2007

In June 2006, Merck’s drug Gardasil was approved by the FDA. Gardasil is a drug designed to...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 08:45
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World

Russia-Georgia talks "productive," next meeting planned

Geneva - All the delegations attended "constructive" talks on the Russia-Georgia conflict...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 20:11

Indonesia Launches Tsunami Early Warning System

Jakarta - A tsunami early warning system developed and funded by five donor countries began...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 09:12
US Hypertension Rates on the Rise

US Hypertension Rates on the Rise

As obesity is continuously rising in the Unites States so is high blood pressure, both conditions...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 15:40
One In Four US Teen Girls Received Merck’s HPV Vaccine

One In Four US Teen Girls Received Merck’s HPV Vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday that only 25 percent of...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 12:56
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

Taiwan: Typhoon Sinlaku Kills 5 People, 9 Missing

Typhoon Sinlaku lashed Taiwan, killing at least five and causing an estimated 6.7 million US...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 11:17

Obesity Rates Continue To Rise In 37 U.S. States

In spite of initiatives such as public service campaigns warning about the risks extra weight...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 21:55
US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

The number of people being infected with HIV virus in the US is about 40 percent higher than...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 18:21
House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

US House of representative on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted for a bill that would give the Food...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 14:04
FDA Confines Salmonella Outbreak to Mexico-Grown Peppers

FDA Confines Salmonella Outbreak to Mexico-Grown Peppers

US Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended consumers avoid only raw jalapeno peppers...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 14:52
Wildfires Endanger Homes Near Yosemite

Wildfires Endanger Homes Near Yosemite

Two thousand homes are threatened by a wildfire that erupted near the western border of Yosemite...
» read full story July 27th, 2008 - 16:37
Update: Salmonella Found In Mexico-Grown Jalapeño Pepper

Update: Salmonella Found In Mexico-Grown Jalapeño Pepper

On Monday, The Food and Drug Administration announced it had finally found a Mexico-grown jalapeño...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 00:06
Firefighters “Turn the Corner” in Battle with California Wildfires

Firefighters “Turn the Corner” in Battle with California Wildfires

The thousands of firefighters and homeowners struggling to battle the numerous wildfires burning...
» read full story July 13th, 2008 - 15:24
FDA Inspecting Jalapeños Shipments as Salmonella Victims Near 1000

FDA Inspecting Jalapeños Shipments as Salmonella Victims Near 1000

Hoping to solve the mystery of the Salmonella, investigators are now inspecting the shipments of...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 19:22

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
Update: Kroger Recalls Ground Beef Linked to E. coli Outbreaks

Update: Kroger Recalls Ground Beef Linked to E. coli Outbreaks

Following E. coli outbreaks in Michigan and Ohio linked to ground beef from the Kroger Food...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 11:13
CDC: Five More States Report Salmonella Cases

CDC: Five More States Report Salmonella Cases

Tomato-borne salmonella infections give Americans a hard time, with the U.S. Centers for Disease...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 14:06
UN Chief: Stop Discriminating HIV+ People!

UN Chief: Stop Discriminating HIV+ People!

!In a speech held during a high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 19:54
FDA Issues Tomato Warning Following Salmonella Outbreak

FDA Issues Tomato Warning Following Salmonella Outbreak

As the number of U.S. states affected by salmonella food poisoning is on the rise reaching 16 by...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 11:14

16 States Struggle with Salmonella Situation

On Saturday, federal health officials announced that Salmonella food poisoning cases have been...
» read full story June 08th, 2008 - 14:04
Tomatoes-Related Salmonella Cases Rising in Texas

Tomatoes-Related Salmonella Cases Rising in Texas

The number of people infected with salmonella in Texas has risen to 35 from 21 since Tuesday, the...
» read full story June 06th, 2008 - 14:54
15 Million Teenage Smokers In China

15 Million Teenage Smokers In China

China said on Monday it faced an increasing problem of underage smokers, with a number of tobacco...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 17:15
Military Helicopter with 14 Passengers Crashes in China

Military Helicopter with 14 Passengers Crashes in China

A Chinese military helicopter with ten injured people aboard plus four crew members crashed on...
» read full story June 01st, 2008 - 10:59
Santa Cruz Fire 50 Percent Contained

Santa Cruz Fire 50 Percent Contained

The weather was on the firefighters’ side these days, helping them to contain a large part of the...
» read full story May 26th, 2008 - 15:40
Spinning Carnival Ride Collapses in Calif., 24 Hurt

Spinning Carnival Ride Collapses in Calif., 24 Hurt

All 24 people aboard a spinning carnival ride were hurt as the machine collapsed on Friday...
» read full story May 17th, 2008 - 11:55
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
Lawsuit against Veterans Affairs Begins

Lawsuit against Veterans Affairs Begins

Although the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs insists it has done a lot to improve healthcare...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 12:11
US Soldiers at High Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems

US Soldiers at High Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems

A report by the U.S. Army Thursday reveals that more than a quarter of U.S. soldiers on...
» read full story March 07th, 2008 - 14:41
Flight Diverted to Fort Lauderdale after Family Get Sick

Flight Diverted to Fort Lauderdale after Family Get Sick

A flight from the Dominican Republic to Canada was diverted to Fort Lauderdale overnight...
» read full story March 05th, 2008 - 16:03
Man In Hospital After Ricin Found In Las Vegas Motel

Man In Hospital After Ricin Found In Las Vegas Motel

According to Las Vegas police, a man who stayed in the hotel room where toxin ricin was found...
» read full story March 01st, 2008 - 14:25
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Specials

Many People Don’t Get Tested For HIV

Many People Don’t Get Tested For HIV

A large number of people close their eyes when it comes to getting tested for HIV, even though two...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 16:46
Couch Potatoes Have Now Something to Fear: Ban on Fast Food Adverts

Couch Potatoes Have Now Something to Fear: Ban on Fast Food Adverts

A new study demonstrates that banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 16:00
Ginkgo Biloba, A Pseudo Drug Against Dementia

Ginkgo Biloba, A Pseudo Drug Against Dementia

According to a clinical trial reported Tuesday, the elixir of eternal mental acuity, the herbal...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 15:03
Burlington’s Residents Know What Makes a City Healthy

Burlington’s Residents Know What Makes a City Healthy

Burlington, Vermont has been named the healthiest city in the United States and it is also...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 16:00
The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 14:30
Supplements Don't  Reduce Cancer, Heart Disease Risk

Supplements Don't Reduce Cancer, Heart Disease Risk

A long-term study of more than 14,000 male physicians concluded that taking daily supplements of...