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 →