Medicine
Australian stroke victim walks again - with help of botox

Australian stroke victim walks again - with help of botox - 06/21/2009

SYDNEY, Neil Sands - An Australian stroke victim paralysed for more than 20 years has walked again thanks to anti-wrinkle drug botox, in a case hailed as extraordinary by his medical team. Russell...
Brazil starts annual polio vaccination program

Brazil starts annual polio vaccination program - 06/21/2009

BRASILIA- Brazilian health authorities on Saturday started their annual polio vaccination program that this year will immunize 95 percent of the country's children under age five. The...
Japan house votes to lift ban on child organ transplants

Japan house votes to lift ban on child organ transplants - 06/18/2009

TOKYO, Harumi Ozawa - Japan's lower house on Thursday voted to scrap a ban on child organ donations, paving the way for patients aged under 15 to receive life-saving transplants here for the first...
US healthcare reform could cost one trln dlrs

US healthcare reform could cost one trln dlrs - 06/16/2009

WASHINGTON - A healthcare reform reform being considered in Congress could cost one trillion dollars over 10 years, researchers at the US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated Monday....
Therapy makes strides in cancer care

Therapy makes strides in cancer care - 06/03/2009

ORLANDO, Jean-Louis Santini - In parallel with recent medical treatment, therapy is also making strides in cancer care, reducing the secondary effects of drug regimens or limiting their intensity and...
'Energy' chewing gum made teen come unstuck

'Energy' chewing gum made teen come unstuck - 05/29/2009

PARIS - Doctors have warned about the risks from "energy" chewing gum, citing the case of a 13-year-old boy who became moody and listless from caffeine intoxication. The report, published in...
Youth diabetes in Europe set to explode: study

Youth diabetes in Europe set to explode: study - 05/28/2009

PARIS - Incidence of Type 1 diabetes in children aged under five in Europe is set to double by 2020 over 2005 levels while cases among the under-15s will rise by 70 percent, according to a study...
Clinton joins Chirac's disease fight

Clinton joins Chirac's disease fight - 05/21/2009

PARIS - Former US president Bill Clinton threw his support Wednesday behind a scheme to allow US air passengers to contribute voluntarily to a global scheme to buy cheap medicine for the developing...
Popular cereal is a drug, US food watchdog says

Popular cereal is a drug, US food watchdog says - 05/13/2009

WASHINGTON- Popular US breakfast cereal Cheerios is a drug, at least if the claims made on the label by its manufacturer General Mills are anything to go by, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Gates' billions for global health not all well spent

Gates' billions for global health not all well spent - 05/09/2009

PARIS - Not all of the billions of dollars given by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to boost global health have been wisely spent, one of Britain's top medical journals said on Friday. While...
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Shanghai opens star-packed film festival

Shanghai opens star-packed film festival
SHANGHAI- Shanghai on Saturday opened its annual film festival packed with star power in acknowledgement of China's role as the second largest box office in the world. The government-backed Shanghai International Film Festival is mainland China's...