Health/Science

THE Pill has long been seen as a saviour for many women, with a whopping success rate at preventing pregnancy. But more and more women on boards and blogs across the world have been noticing […] […]

Breathing other people’s tobacco smoke is the cause of one in every 100 deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation. It said in a study that the toll is heaviest among women and children […] […]

THE death toll from Haiti’s cholera epidemic rose to 1603 today, up from 1415 just two days previously, according to the health ministry. The outbreak has infected 69,776 people since it was first detected in […] […]

QualityHealth is a popular health website with more than 20 million registered users that offers online medical information and e-mail newsletters on a variety of topics, including diabetes, allergies, asthma and arthritis. But according to […] […]

SICK veterans who took part in Cold War nuclear weapons tests in Australia cannot sue Britain’s Defence Ministry, a court has ruled. Britain’s Court of Appeal said the veterans did not have enough evidence to […] […]

Dr. Evan James never wavered in his determination to become an abortion provider. His belief that women had the right to do what they wanted with their bodies was steadfast during his medical training in […] […]

THE top UN envoy in Haiti today called for an end to protests against UN peacekeepers whom Haitians blame for importing a cholera epidemic. The epidemic has now claimed nearly 1200 lives. The plea came […] […]

HELLFRIED Sartori says he was helping his patients, but most died after his unconventional treatments. IMMACULATELY dressed and happy to talk to reporters outside Perth’s Coroner’s Court, Hellfried Sartori cuts a bizarre figure as he […] […]

China is calling for sperm donors but they can’t be just any ordinary men. A requirement that a donor’s sperm count must be three times that of “the average healthy male” by World Health Organisation […] […]