Scientists have come up with a rather peculiar substance to fight the obesity debacles. In a recent research it has been established that brown seaweed, a common ingredient in Japanese miso soup and other Asian salads helps cut down on obesity.
Weightlifters may have a greater risk of developing a potentially devastating eye disease, glaucoma, a small Brazilian study appeared in the September issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, reveals.
A long standing tax dispute between GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) and the U.S. government came to an end yesterday when the British pharmaceuticals company, GSK agreed to pay US$3.1 billion (£1.7bn) to settle a tax dispute with the U.S.
In a remarkable achievement, Gardasil, world's first cervical cancer vaccine, got clearance from the Health authorities in New Zealand and will be available for girls and women aged 9 to 26 years from today.
The annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health has revealed a mixture of news, some good and some bad. Good news first; Illicit drug use among teenagers has gone down for the third consecutive year - from 11.6% in 2002 to 9.9% in 2005.
U.S. Administration on friday announced that it was fining the Red Cross $4.2 million for continued failures to adequately protect the safety of the nation's blood supply.
In a remarkable achievement, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have identified nearly 200 genes that cause breast and colorectal cancers. The discovery assumes significance as brea
A joint panel of outside experts Thursday rejected a FDA report that concluded dental fillings used by dentists to fill in patient's cavities are safe, saying further study of the mercury-laden mixtur
