Health
Britain's first dedicated technology addiction clinic offers help to youngsters who are hooked on computer games, the internet and mobile phones.
Israel is launching a pioneering "organ for organ" donation programme: Sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed. The new law is aimed at boosting organ supply in the country.
British health experts have slammed cheap copycat versions of Ugg boots as disastrous and warn they might cause backache and pains in feet, knees and hips.
American women are more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than in 40 other countries
According to a new report by Amnesty International on pregnancy and childbirth care in the U.S., American women are at greater risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes than in 40 other countries.
Doctors say viewers of 3D television sets could experience health problems while watching the screens.
About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, and more than 80 percent are unaware of the infection, U.S. health officials said.
The president of China's leading sports university urged the government on Thursday to invest in the physical fitness of Chinese youth or else the youngsters will not be able to fight the Japanese in a future war.
When everyone around expect them to feel the happiest in the world, some moms shed tears when learning the baby they have been waiting for so long, turns out to have the opposite sex of what they had dreamt of.
British hospital cause "unimaginable suffering" to patients; At least 400 death linked to negligence
Patients were routinely neglected by staff at a Mid Staffordshire National Health Service facility where at least 400 deaths have been linked to appalling care, a report revealed.
21-year-old Nikolas Evans was assaulted in a fight last year outside a bar in Austin, Texas. He was knocked off his feet and struck his temple on the ground. He died of subdural hematoma 10 days after the violent attack. Now his mother is hoping t...
Pregnant women should be encouraged to eat a healthy diet instead of "eating for two" and do moderate exercise, according to a new health advice by NHS. The British experts say women do not even need to drink full fat milk or change the amount of ...
The Real Reasons Behind Why Men Hate Condoms
A recent study, published in the journal "Sexually Transmitted Infections", links poor fit to reduced usage of condoms. The study also hints that condoms often don't fit because men won't buy anything labeled "small" or "medium".
Number of swine flu cases in the US reaches 57 million
An estimated 57 million Americans have contracted pandemic H1N1 influenza since the outbreak began last April, about 257,000 have been hospitalized with complications from it, and nearly 12,000 have died, according to estimates released Friday by ...
Child Obesity Risks Death at Early Age, Study Finds
A rare study that tracked thousands of children through adulthood found the heaviest youngsters were more than twice as likely as the thinnest to die prematurely, before age 55, of illness or a self-inflicted injury.
FDA aims to rein in radiation-based medical scans
WASHINGTON—Federal regulators will require manufacturers of high-grade medical imaging machines to include safety controls that prevent patients from receiving excessive radiation doses.
Study links sugary soft drinks to pancreas cancer
People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.
Nine-year-old Chinese girl gives birth
A nine-year-old schoolgirl has become one of the world's youngest mothers after giving birth to a 6lb baby by caesarian section.
Low Serotonin Levels May Be Key to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Lower levels of the hormone serotonin may help explain why some infants succumb to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to a new study.
FDA Liver Risk Warning for Bristol-Myers HIV Drug
Federal health officials said Monday that patients taking a Bristol-Myers Squibb drug for HIV are at risk of a rare, but potentially fatal, liver disorder.
Fish oil supplements 'beat psychotic mental illness'
Taking a daily fish oil capsule can stave off mental illness in those at highest risk, trial findings suggest.