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Child health at risk from non-prescription drugs: study - 2010-08-30

LISBON- Many parents give their children too large or frequent doses of non-prescription medicines for fever, coughs and colds, putting their health at risk, according to an Australian study released...

Ebola: Scientists see further step against nightmare virus - 2010-08-22

PARIS- US scientists said on Sunday they had cleared a key hurdle in the quest for a drug to treat Ebola, a notorious African virus and feared future weapon of bioterrorism. A treatment...

Australia corals to light up cancer cure fight - 2010-08-15

SYDNEY- Australian scientists have discovered a cluster of brilliant shallow-water corals that could help in the search for anti-cancer drugs and to understand global warming, a researcher said...

Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study - 2010-07-30

PARIS- Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday. The findings, published in the British...

Scientists use noses to help disabled write, surf, move - 2010-07-27

WASHINGTON, Karin Zeitvogel- Severely disabled people may soon be able to use their noses to write, drive a wheelchair or surf the Internet, thanks to a device developed and tested by doctors in...

Britain the best place to die: global study - 2010-07-14

LONDON, Charlotte Turner- Britain leads the world in the quality of care it provides for the dying, leaving many developed nations lagging a long way behind, according to a study released Wednesday....

High-society Swiss therapist gave patients acid, ecstasy - 2010-07-05

ZURICH- A Swiss court on Monday gave a suspended sentence to a psychotherapist who treated his high-society patients with LSD, ecstasy and mescaline saying the illegal drugs "expanded the...

Will you live to 100? Scientists say it's in your genes - 2010-07-04

WASHINGTON- Explorers the world over have long sought the fountain of youth, but now researchers claim they have hit upon something tangible: genetic sequences that can predict whether you'll live to...

Blood test gives pointer to early menopause - 2010-06-27

ROME- A simple blood test can give an accurate pointer of when a woman will hit the menopause, according to research to be presented at a fertility conference here on Monday. If confirmed by other...

French first lady calls on world to make AIDS history - 2010-06-27

PARIS- French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy called Saturday for the world to come up with the "billions of dollars" needed to make AIDS history, possibly through a global tax. "We have a historic...
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