Health/Science

MORE US girls are starting puberty younger, with large percentages developing breasts and pubic hair as early as seven, according to a new study. Nearly a quarter of black girls (23.4 per cent), 14.9 per […] […]

FED up with seeing too many rape victims, a female doctor has invented a female condom with teeth called the rape axe. The condom is inserted like a tampon. When a man inserts his penis […] […]

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—An Iraqi twin who was joined at the hip with her sister died Saturday, three weeks after separation surgery in Saudi Arabia, a Saudi surgeon said. The conjoined twins, Zainab and Ruqqaya Naseer, […] […]

MEXICO CITY—Authorities in Mexico say a newborn baby girl declared dead by doctors revived inside her coffin during her wake. Hidalgo state Attorney General Jose Rodriguez says the parents heard a strange noise coming from […] […]

LONDON — Women who gain too much weight during pregnancy have big babies, putting their children at risk of becoming heavy later, a new study says. U.S. researchers followed all births in Michigan and New […] […]

YOUNG people who use sunbeds to get a tan increase their risk of developing melanoma by 41 per cent, a landmark Australian study has found. The Australian Melanoma Family Study looked at the effects of […] […]

A MAN who endangered the lives of eight men with unprotected sex believed no one would want him if they knew he was HIV positive, a court has heard. All eight men tested positive for […] […]

Ontario’s dental watchdog is investigating three underground dentists revealed in a Star exposé to be practising illegally in the GTA. The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario has asked an investigator, a former Toronto […] […]

BUCHAREST, Romania—A 25-year-old Romanian woman who weighed 528 pounds (240 kilograms) when she gave birth to a baby girl more than 5 months ago has died, media reported Monday. Relatives of Victoria Lacatus said she […] […]

PEOPLE who sleep more or fewer than seven hours a day, including naps, are increasing their risk for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the US, a study published today shows. Sleeping fewer […] […]