Breast milk content may affect child`s obesity risk
Mothers who breast feed and have high levels of a protein secreted by lipids in their milk may be increasing the risk that their child will be overweight, German researchers report.
Diabetes drug to warn of risk to heart
The government slapped a prominent, though confusing, warning on the popular diabetes drug Avandia on Wednesday - telling patients that it may, or may not, increase the risk of heart attacks.
Fuel pollution in Kerch Strait 50 times above acceptable level
The concentration of oil products in a strait linking the Black Sea and Sea of Azov is 50 times above maximum acceptable levels after a tanker split open during Sunday`s storm, Russian experts said on Wednesday.
Brain development found to be slower in children with ADHD
Children and teenagers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have developmental delays of up to three years in some regions of the brain, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Babies born 1-3 weeks early have higher death risk
Babies born just a few weeks early are six times more likely to die in their first week of life than full-term babies and three times more likely to die before their first birthday, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Soldiers deployed in Black Sea oil spill clean-up
Hundreds of Russian soldiers were deployed on Tuesday to clean up a 2,000-tonne oil spill in environmentally sensitive waters caused by a fierce Black Sea storm that wrecked five ships.
China to relax ban on HIV/AIDS carriers entering the country
China plans to relax rules that are currently barring HIV/AIDS carriers from entering the country, the health ministry said on Monday.
Russia tackles oil spill after storm wreaks havoc
Russian rescue helicopters searched for five missing seamen on Monday after a storm in the northern mouth of the Black Sea, while a slick of oil from a sunken tanker began washing onto beaches.
SKoreans use human stem cells in experiment
South Korean scientists said Monday they used human embryonic stem cells to treat mice suffering from a vascular disease, in an experiment that could lead to cures for strokes and other ailments.
Tobacco deaths to reach 10 mln a year by 2030
Tobacco-related deaths are expected to double to 10 million a year by 2030, with most fatalities in developing countries, a senior World Lung Foundation (WLF) official said on Friday.
Ecosystem may absorb Bay Area spill
Most of the oil that spilled into San Francisco Bay when a container ship struck the Bay Bridge will never be retrieved and eventually will be absorbed into the ecosystem, authorities said Friday.
About 80,000 Russians die of drugs annually
About 80,000 drug-related deaths are registered annually in Russia, Alexander Yanevsky of the Federal Drugs Control Service said on Friday.
New drug target to battle breast cancer: study
Researchers have identified a new target for drugs to help treat the most common form of breast cancer in the developing world, a study released Thursday said.
Resistant tuberculosis carries global threat: WHO
Growing resistance to available tuberculosis (TB) drugs is threatening the world with a new untreatable strain of the deadly disease, experts said at a global lung health conference on Thursday.
About 1,000 sick in Vietnam diarrhea epidemic
More than 1,000 people are sick with diarrhea in northern Vietnam, but government officials said on Thursday cholera had not been confirmed.
Anti-smoking shot holds promise
A shot that robs smokers of the nicotine buzz from cigarettes showed promise in midstage testing and may someday offer a radically new way to kick a dangerous habit.
Failed AIDS vaccine may have increased infection risk
A once-promising vaccine for AIDS may have inadvertently increased the infection risk of people participating in clinical trials, researchers said Wednesday.
Indonesia volcano erupts, villagers flee
One of Indonesia`s deadliest volcanos began erupting Saturday, according to seismic readings, but there was no visual confirmation because the peak was cloaked in fog, a senior government volcanologist said.
Deadly HIV-TB co-epidemic sweeps sub-Saharan Africa: report
Drug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV have merged into a double-barreled epidemic that is sweeping across sub-Saharan Africa and threatening global efforts to eradicate both diseases, according to a report released Friday.
Report stresses link between obesity and cancer
Keeping slim is one of the best ways of preventing cancer, as is avoiding excessive amounts of red meat and wine, a landmark study has revealed.
Call for ban on drug company gifts to doctors
Drug companies should be banned from giving doctors gifts, a global consumer group said Wednesday as it released a report detailing medics lavished with fancy dinners, laptops and airconditioning.
Cat`s eye view of DNA sheds light on human disease
The first full genetic map of a cat -- a domestic pedigreed Abyssinian -- is already shedding light on a common cause of blindness in humans and may offer insights into AIDS and other diseases, researchers reported on Wednesday.
UV light may offer "double whammy" for cancer
Using ultraviolet light may one day offer a "double whammy" to kill cancer cells by better focusing antibody-based drugs and triggering the body`s own defenses to eliminate tumors, researchers said on Tuesday.
TV raises blood pressure in obese kids: study
Watching too much television may not only help make children fat, it may also raise their blood pressure, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Smoking not linked to more advanced breast cancer
Women who develop breast cancer are no more likely to have aggressive or advanced tumors if they are cigarette smokers than if they do not smoke, researchers said on Sunday.