Health

Health

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  Pope Francis still has most of his right lung

  Does the pope have only one lung? Despite erroneous reports that Pope Francis has lived most of his life with just one lung, the surgery actually only ... 

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  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 ... 

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  Crosby out indefinitely with broken jaw

  Sidney Crosby has a broken jaw and is out indefinitely after being hit in the mouth with a puck during a win against the New York Islanders on ... 

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  South Africa: Mandela in hospital on Easter

  Former South African President Nelson Mandela had a restful day in a hospital Sunday and is improving following treatment for a recurrence of ... 

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  Rivals prepare for legal battle over abortion bans

  Rival legal teams, well-financed and highly motivated, are girding for court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North ... 

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  India's top court to deliver Novartis judgment

  India's Supreme Court is to rule Monday on a landmark patent case involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG that focuses on demands by major companies ... 

• Vilanova runs 1st Barca practice since return

  Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova led his first team practice on Friday since returning from a 10-week medical stay in New York to treat a throat tumor. 

• 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 ... 

• 240,000 Pakistani children miss anti-polio drive

  Some 240,000 children have missed U.N.-backed vaccinations against polio because of security concerns in Pakistan's tribal regions bordering ... 

• Scientists slam Italy's untested stem cell therapy

  European scientists are criticizing a decision by Italy's government to allow a handful of children to be treated in public hospitals with an ... 

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  SAfrica: Mandela responds positively to treatment

  Nelson Mandela was back in the hospital for the third time in four months Thursday, and the 94-year-old former South African president was reported ... 

• 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 ... 

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  Scientists find new gene markers for cancer risk

  A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can ... 

• 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 ... 

• AstraZeneca settles legal dispute with Watson

  Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has settled a patent dispute with Watson Laboratories, Inc., removing a threat against its ... 

• Swiss acupuncturist convicted of spreading HIV

  A court in Switzerland has found a self-styled acupuncturist guilty of intentionally infecting 16 people with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. 

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  AP Photos: Addiction lurks behind Myanmar conflict

  Freshly dumped hypodermic syringes litter alleys, cemeteries and shaded corners in Myitkyina, the provincial capital of Kachin state, on Myanmar's ... 

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  Changes in rules, strategy help to clean up NHL

  The fear is gone. The doubt too for that matter. Ditto the hesitation. A year into his comeback from the concussion-like symptoms that nearly derailed ... 

• 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 ... 

• Researchers publish improved Neanderthal genome

  Researchers in Germany said Tuesday they have completed the first high-quality sequencing of a Neanderthal genome and are making it freely available ... 

• 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 ...