Health

New York, November 7 -- According to a recent survey by the Pew Internet and American Life, people who use mobile phones and Internet are linked to a more diverse discussion network and have better social life.

Baltimore -- A gonorrhea medicine used since the 1930s has shown an ability to halt the growth of blood vessels in cancerous tumors, scientists in Maryland say.

Los Angeles, CA, November 6 -- Infant babies as young as three-day-old cry in their native language!

London -- At least 1,000 members of a remote tribe in the Amazon region in Venezuela have been infected with H1N1 flu and seven have died, Survival International says.

Hillsboro, Ore. -- Organizers of a medical marijuana "university" in Oregon said the program has helped dozens of people learn how to grow cannabis and use it to manage illness.

New York, November 4 -- A House Bill introduced Tuesday by George Miller and Lynn Woolsey, both Democrats from California, directs all the U.S. employers to pay for up to five days' sick leave for workers sent home due to contagious illness, especially the H1N1 strain.

New York, November 3 -- According to health officials, two people have died and 26 infected, apparently after consuming ground beef tainted with a potentially fatal strain of E. coil.

Washington -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it will seek public comments on three issues related to transparency at the federal agency.

Boston, October 31 -- The statistics of a new study on children and health insurance found that lack of basic insurance may have contributed to the untimely demise of nearly 17,000 hospitalized kids over the last two decades.

New York, October 31 -- President Barack Obama announced this Friday that the nation will invalidate a 22-year-old travel restriction on the entry of HIV infected people to U.S.