Arthritis causes job limitations for many
Nearly 12 percent of Americans ages 45 to 64 face work limitations because of arthritis, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report on Thursday.
Scientists explain chocolate cravings
If that craving for chocolate sometimes feels like it is coming from deep in your gut, that`s because maybe it is.
Runners` injury doesn`t depend on cost of training shoes - study
Runners who buy expensive training shoes in the belief that these are less likely to cause injury are deluding themselves, according to a study that appears on Thursday.
Taxol doesn`t treat common breast cancer
The widely used chemotherapy drug Taxol does not work for the most common form of breast cancer and helps far fewer patients than has been believed, surprising new research suggests.
Blood transfusions may do more harm than good
Blood transfusions may do more harm than good for a majority of patients because banked blood begins to lose a key gas almost immediately after it is donated, researchers said Monday.
Crocodile on the run in Ukraine
A crocodile with the nickname Godzilla is on the run in the Southeast of Ukraine and is proving to be a particularly elusive beast. Residents of the city of Mariupol have been desperately trying to catch the escaped reptile for almost five months.
Trio shares Nobel Prize in medicine
Americans Mario R. Capecchi, Oliver Smithies and Briton Martin J. Evans won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for developing a technology for manipulating genes in mice.
Greek man dies from CJD brain disease, mad cow link ruled out
A 46-year-old man in Greece has died from health complications related to the rare brain-debilitating disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob (CJD) but there is no link to mad cow disease, health officials said Saturday.
Mutated bird flu virus is close to become human-dangerous
The H5N1 bird flu virus has mutated to infect people more easily, although it still has not transformed into a pandemic strain, researchers said on Thursday.
Scientists: Appendix protects good germs
Some scientists think they have figured out the real job of the troublesome and seemingly useless appendix: It produces and protects good germs for your gut.
Intestinal infection outbreak hits Russia`s South
The number of children who have contracted acute intestinal infection has increased to 82 in the city of Lermontov in Russia▓s southern Stavropol Terrritory.
Breast cancer survival better after 40
Women stand a better chance of surviving breast cancer if they are over 40 years old when diagnosed, new research released Wednesday showed.
Rumbling volcano sparks panic in Indonesia
Hundreds of Indonesians have begun evacuating the slopes of a rumbling volcano in East Java following increased levels of toxic fumes and tremors, a local rescue official said on Thursday.
Iraq oil city reports 100 new cholera cases a day
Hospitals in Iraq`s northern oil hub are reporting up to 100 new cases of cholera a day as the bacterial disease continues to spread across the country, a top medical official said Monday.
Teens` initial response to nicotine crucial: study
Teenagers who feel relaxed after their first drags on a cigarette are most likely to become addicted to smoking, a sign that some people`s brains are more susceptible to nicotine, researchers said on Monday.
Conscientious people are less prone to Alzheimer`s
People who lead a good clean life -- those who are conscientious, self-disciplined and scrupulous - appear to be less likely to develop Alzheimer`s disease, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Study ties certain cancers and divorce rate
People who develop cervical or testicular cancer may face another harsh reality: they are more likely to get divorced than those without the disease, a new study says.
High-carb diet may help you think faster
A low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet and a high-carbohydrate/low-fat diet both improve weight loss, enhance mood, and speed thinking, a study shows, but the low-carb diet may offer less benefit in terms of the rate of cognitive processing.
Newborn Sibirian giant has health problems
Russia`s heaviest-ever newborn baby, born in the Altai Territory in southern Siberia in September, has serious health problems, the region`s chief pediatrician said Friday.
Bird flu virus can pass mother to child
The H5N1 bird flu virus can pass through a pregnant woman`s placenta to infect the fetus, researchers reported on Thursday.
Three drinks a day ups breast cancer risk
Three or more drinks a day, whether beer, wine or spirits, boost a woman`s risk of breast cancer as much as smoking a pack of cigarettes, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
China discovers "new" glaciers on roof of world
China has discovered 42 glaciers on the roof of the world, the Qinghai-Tibet plateau where ice is shrinking due to global warming, and the group could be the biggest of them all, state media said on Tuesday.
Lack of sleep may be deadly, research shows
People who do not get enough sleep are more than twice as likely to die of heart disease, according to a large British study released on Monday.
Cancer deaths to hit 17 million in 2030
Cancer deaths will more than double to 17 million people each year in 2030 with poor countries shouldering the heaviest burden from the disease, the head of the United Nation`s cancer agency said on Monday.
Australian has `world-first` conscious brain surgery
An Australian man was conscious and spoke to his medical team during life-saving brain surgery in what doctors are claiming as a world-first procedure with cutting-edge technology.