Health

People dying of cancer are turning to the internet in a frantic attempt to buy under-the-counter versions of an untested, – Read More...

Women who start taking hormone therapy within 10 years of starting menopause may run less risk of developing heart disease – Read More...

JAKARTA ~ The World Health Organisation (WHO) will look at ways of stockpiling vaccines to help poorer nations, including any – Read More...

JAKARTA ~ The government has agreed to lift its ban on sharing bird flu samples with the World Health Organisation – Read More...

Women who take aspirin in moderate doses have a 25-percent lower risk of dying than women who never take it, – Read More...

It may not be one of life’s biggest dilemmas, but it’s certainly one of the most common. Whether to bite – Read More...

Smokers take on average nearly eight days more sick leave per year than non-smoking colleagues, according to a Swedish study – Read More...

JAKARTA ~ The government has agreed to lift its ban on sharing bird flu samples with the World Health Organisation – Read More...

Ten years after quitting, former smokers’ arteries return to a level of stiffness seen in non-smokers, according to an article – Read More...

OGIMI, Japan ~ At 105 years old, Ushi Okushima can still down a swig of 30-proof local liquor and take – Read More...