Health

Lithuanian veterinarians scramble to save horses
Lithuanian veterinarians and animal activists fought Friday to save the lives of 122 horses found without adequate food or shelter on a farm near ...
Polish horse meat tested positive for banned drug
The Czech Republic veterinary authority says horse meat imported from Poland tested positive for phenylbutazone, a drug given to horses that can cause ...
Drug maker Novartis loses India patent battle
India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that ...
Abidal makes 1st squad since liver transplant
Eric Abidal has returned to Barcelona's first-team squad for the first time since having a liver transplant last year. The 33-year-old France defender ...
US approves new multiple sclerosis capsules
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it approved a new drug from Biogen Idec to control multiple sclerosis in adults with ...
Europe's financial crisis leads to suicide surge
The harsh spending cuts introduced by European governments to tackle their crippling debt problems have not only pitched the region into recession — ...
Emirati man dies of SARS-linked virus in Germany
A man from the United Arab Emirates who was infected with a new SARS-related virus has died in Munich, German authorities said Tuesday. The case ...
EU prosecutor adds charges in Kosovo organs case
A European Union prosecutor has filed more charges against seven Kosovars on trial over an illegal kidney trafficking scheme, while alleging that the ...
Many UK doctors give useless drugs, treatments
More than three-quarters of British doctors prescribe a treatment they know probably won't work at least once a week, like low-dose drugs, vitamins, ...
UK: Public OK with creating babies from 3 people
Britain's fertility regulator says it has found broad public support for in vitro fertilization techniques that allow babies to be created with DNA ...
Eric Abidal in 1st match since transplant surgery
Barcelona says Eric Abidal has played his first match since receiving a liver transplant and club officials say he is almost fit enough for first-team ...
FIFA fears abuse of anti-inflammatory medicine
The abuse of anti-inflammatory medicine by football players is a bigger problem facing the sport than doping, FIFA medical chief Michel D'Hooghe said ...
London rail workers find likely plague burial pit
Workers digging a new railway line in London have uncovered what they believe is a burial ground containing victims of the Black Death — a plague that ...
Pope's partial lung shouldn't affect duties
The new pope has daunting challenges ahead ranging from the church sex abuse scandal to reinvigorating the flock. And the 76-year-old Francis will ...
US probes new pancreas risks with diabetes drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is looking into new evidence that suggests a group of recently approved diabetes drugs can increase the risk of ...
Litvinenko death inquest postponed until October
The start of a long-delayed inquest into the death of a former Russian intelligence agent poisoned in London has been postponed for another five ...
UN says most of world lags on road safety laws
The World Health Organization says only 7 percent of the world's population lives in nations where there are adequate road safety laws. The U.N.
Study: Radiation for breast cancer can harm hearts
Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, new research ...
Germany to legalize anonymous hospital births
The German government wants to allow women to use false names when giving birth in hospitals while still ensuring that children born this way can ...
Suspect in Russian spy murder pulls out of inquest
The main suspect in the grisly poisoning of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London withdrew on Tuesday from the British inquest into the murder, ...
Erdogan cancels schedule over flu
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has flu and will rest at home until the weekend. Erdogan was speaking to reporters Tuesday after ...
US probes Sanofi over blockbuster drug Plavix
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating drug maker Sanofi's disclosures to the Food and Drug Administration about different responses to its ...
Study: Even ancient mummies had clogged arteries
Even without modern-day temptations like fast food or cigarettes, people had clogged arteries some 4,000 years ago, according to the biggest-ever hunt ...
Studies tie stress from storms, war to heart risks
Stress does bad things to the heart. New studies have found higher rates of cardiac problems in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, New ...
Gascoigne says he's back from brink of death
Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne believes he was on the brink of death when he slipped into a coma while receiving treatment for alcohol ...