Health

People suffering from HIV/AIDS are at much higher risk than the general population of sudden cardiac death, researchers in California – Read More...

A US advisory panel has urged regulators to approve Truvada by Gilead Sciences as the first pill for prevention of – Read More...

Largely preventable or treatable infections with viruses, bacteria and parasites cause about two million new cancer cases and 1.5 million – Read More...

A two-year-old boy has died of bird flu in Sumatra, the Health Ministry said, bringing the country’s death toll from – Read More...

A new prostate cancer treatment using high frequency sound waves may be a viable alternative to surgery and radiotherapy with – Read More...

The Australian government has said it is confident of seeing off a court challenge by big tobacco firms over plain-packaging – Read More...

A test to measure the heart’s electrical activity could help predict future heart attacks in otherwise healthy adults over 70, – Read More...

US health authorities have ordered revised labels on some types of birth control including German pharmaceutical giant Bayer’s Yaz pills – Read More...

The author of a paper on a mutant bird flu strain said this week that experts agreed to publish it – Read More...

Skin cancer is on the rise among young adults, according to a US study that suggests using indoor tanning beds – Read More...