Health

GENEVA ~ The death toll in the swine flu pandemic has risen to at least 13,554, up 755 from a – Read More...

Hundreds of scientists sifting through genetic data from 122,000 people have quintupled the number of gene variants known to boost – Read More...

A discovery among blind people has helped scientists resolve a mystery why light can make a migraine go from headache – Read More...

People who spend more than four hours in front of the television each day have a far higher risk of – Read More...

Biotech firm Vivus unveiled a would-be player this week in the US$3.7-billion erectile dysfunction market: avanafil, effective in just 15 – Read More...

Talking on a mobile phone could be good for you, because the electromagnetic waves emitted by the devices could protect – Read More...

It seems parents have long been right. Going to bed early is key to getting enough sleep and helping adolescents – Read More...

SURABAYA ~ Hundreds of Indonesian Islamists rallied on Tuesday, World AIDS day, to demand the imple-mentation of sharia law to – Read More...

WASHINGTON ~ The United States unveiled a five-year strategy this week for fighting AIDS worldwide, shifting the focus from emergency – Read More...

New data from Mexico, the epicentre of the swine flu pandemic, has confirmed that young people are most at risk – Read More...