Health

New York, October 6 -- In what is being viewed as a terrible news for Backstreet Boys, band member Brian Littrell has been diagnosed with H1NI, according to the band's official blog.

Washington, October 6 -- People who find themselves caught in the swamp of drug abuse and who shirk going for a rehabilitation program have a reason to cheer.

Austin, Texas -- The Texas-based Global Language Monitor said its 2009 Top Politically (in)Correct Words include "swine flu," "black sheep" and "politically correct."

Boston -- Massachusetts lawmakers said they are weighing proposals to give official state status to the Fluffernutter, Necco Wafers and the Charleston Chew.

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Miami, FL, September 16 -- A 60-year-old woman who had been blind for the last nine years regained her sight after doctors in Miami tried the procedure called modified osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis ,(MOOKP) - a technique where one of her teeth was extracted and surgically implanted in her eye.

Lansing, MI, September 14 -- According to a meta-analysis by U.S. researchers, insertion of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs), a device that monitors the heart for the prevention of sudden cardiac death, is not effective in women with heart failure.

San Francisco, September 12 -- Researchers testing beaches in Washington along the West Coast and near Puget Sound in California from February to September 2008 have found dangerous staph bacteria in the sand and water for the very first time.

Los Angeles, September 11: A new study by Australian researchers has revealed that majority of young people across the world are dying in road accidents or some sort of violence.

Rockville, Maryland, September 10: Pharmaceutical bigwigs GlaxoSmithKline and Merck are struggling to get their vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for providing protection against human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer and genital warts.