Health

MELBOURNE ~ Australia’s swine flu cases topped 10,000 this week as officials in the worst-hit Asia-Pacific country reported two more – Read More...

A compound found in the soil of Easter Island stunningly boosts the lifespan of mice, enabling some to live more – Read More...

OTTAWA ~ An aging Canadian nuclear reactor responsible for production of one-third of the isotopes used in medical radiation treatment – Read More...

TOKYO ~ Japanese scientists have developed a surgical “nano-sheet” one thousand times thinner than Cellophane that can patch up internal – Read More...

WASHINGTON ~ African-Americans tend to die earlier from breast, ovarian and prostate cancer than patients of other races due to – Read More...

Scientists shed light this week on how the salamander, one of nature’s great oddities, is able to regrow an amputated – Read More...

By His Holiness The Dalai Lama One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about it consciously or not: – Read More...

WASHINGTON ~ A firm that was awarded a US$35-million contract this week to develop an influenza vaccine using insect-cell technology – Read More...

JAKARTA ~ Indonesia’s top Muslim body has called on Saudi Arabia to drop a mandatory meningitis vaccination for hajj pilgrims, – Read More...

MEXICO CITY ~ Mexico reported two more swine flu deaths this week as World Health Organization scientists asked if it – Read More...