Health/Science

Malawi woman was to push G8 on AIDS, TB and malaria funding, but unable to get visa in time A Malawi mother scheduled to come to Canada as an African voice pushing G8 leaders to […] […]

A YEAR after Michael Jackson’s death from a drug overdose, his former $140,000-a-month doctor is still awaiting trial on a manslaughter charge Family members, meanwhile, claim the King of Pop was a victim of everything […] […]

A KANSAS doctor and his wife have been found guilty on conspiracy and illegal prescriptions charges contributing to the fatal overdoses of 68 patients by over-prescribing pain medication. Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda, were […] […]

All pregnant women should have breath tests to see whether they are smokers or not, a health watchdog has said. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) said that every expectant mother should […] […]

DOZENS of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their sight restored with transplants of their own stem cells – a stunning success for […] […]

Hisar, India (CNN) — Barely able to sit up due to intense pain, first-time mother Bhateri Devi steadies herself with the help of a family member. She has had a Cesarean section, an experience many […] […]

The UK’s health system is the most efficient, a study of seven industrialised countries has said. Britain also scored highly on quality of care and access to care, the Commonwealth Fund report found, but came […] […]

Hundreds of hospital patients have been asked to undergo testing after it was found a healthcare worker who treated them may have been infected with HIV. Three hospitals trusts in North and East Yorkshire have […] […]

The issue of sex and sexuality cannot be avoided in today’s society. Believe it or not young people are much more exposed to such kinds of content than say 20 years ago. Sex and sexuality […] […]

WOMEN are ignoring health guidelines and are confused about how much alcohol they can consume during pregnancy, a new study has found. Jennifer Powers, a statistician with the University of Newcastle, said national health guidelines […] […]