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IVF treatment linked to higher stillbirth rate: Danish study

IVF treatment linked to higher stillbirth rate: Danish study - 2010-02-24

PARIS - Women who undergo in-vitro fertility (IVF) treatment are four times more likely to have a stillbirth compared with those who conceive spontaneously or with a different fertility technique, a...
US researchers harness DNA changes to develop cancer test

US researchers harness DNA changes to develop cancer test - 2010-02-19

SAN DIEGO, Karin Zeitvogel- US researchers unveiled a new way to fight cancer Thursday that uses the unique changes that occur in the DNA of cancerous cells to detect even the tiniest of cancers....
Treating herpes also buys time for HIV, doctors find

Treating herpes also buys time for HIV, doctors find - 2010-02-15

PARIS - A drug used to treat genital herpes can also slow progression of the AIDS virus among co-infected patients, doctors report on Monday. Most people infected with HIV are also coincidentally...
Patient presumed vegetative communicates via brain scan: study

Patient presumed vegetative communicates via brain scan: study - 2010-02-04

BRUSSELS- A man who had been presumed to be in a vegetative state for five years, can communicate yes and no via his thought patterns, according to a study published Wednesday. In 2003, the man,...
Low serotonin may cause sudden infant death syndrome: study

Low serotonin may cause sudden infant death syndrome: study - 2010-02-02

WASHINGTON - Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) could be caused by low levels in the brainstem of serotonin, a neurotransmitter which controls functions such as heart rate and breathing, a study...
Quitting smoking could halve US heart deaths: WHO

Quitting smoking could halve US heart deaths: WHO - 2010-02-01

GENEVA - Half of the 400,000 deaths from coronary heart disease predicted in the United States in 2010 could be avoided if people ate healthier food and stopped smoking, according to research...
Brit doctor who linked vaccination to autism 'unethical'

Brit doctor who linked vaccination to autism 'unethical' - 2010-01-29

LONDON - A British doctor who stirred up controversy by suggesting a vaccination against childhood illnesses was linked to autism acted unethically in carrying out his research, a medical regulator...
Stem cells: 'Huge leap forward,' claim scientists

Stem cells: 'Huge leap forward,' claim scientists - 2010-01-28

PARIS - Bioscientists said on Wednesday they had turned the skin cells of mice into brain cells in less than a week, in a boost for the quest of growing tissue in a lab to replenish damaged or...
High levels of vitamin D cut risk of colon cancer: study

High levels of vitamin D cut risk of colon cancer: study - 2010-01-22

PARIS - High levels of vitamin D are linked with a lower risk of colon cancer, according to a comparison of more than half a million Europeans, published online Friday by the British Medical Journal...
Several diseases form deadly brain cancer: study

Several diseases form deadly brain cancer: study - 2010-01-20

WASHINGTON - The most common form of malignant brain cancer in adults is actually a set of four different pathologies, according to a study published Tuesday that could lead to more targeted...
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'Lost Boys' star Corey Haim dies after apparent overdose

'Lost Boys' star Corey Haim dies after apparent overdose
LOS ANGELES- Corey Haim, a 1980's heartthrob whose Hollywood career was derailed by wild parties and drug abuse, died Wednesday aged 38 in Los Angeles after an apparent overdose, police said. The Canadian-born actor, as well known for his...