Health

Study: People worldwide living longer, but sicker
Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases ...
Lawyer: Killed Kremlin critic worked for UK spies
Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian agent-turned-Kremlin critic, was a "registered and paid" agent working for Britain's foreign intelligence ...
Inquest: Nurse in British royal hoax found hanging
A nurse was found hanging in her room three days after she had been duped by a hoax call from Australian DJs about the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge, ...
Autopsy on former Turkish leader inconclusive
Authorities investigating former President Turgut Ozal's death in office in April 1993 found traces of toxic material in samples from his exhumed body ...
Germany approves bill to protect male circumcision
German lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday that explicitly permits male infant circumcision, ending months of legal uncertainty after a court ruling ...
Czech lower house approves medical marijuana
The lower house of Parliament has approved legislation that makes it legal in the Czech Republic to use marijuana for medical treatment. The bill ...
Court orders French tycoon to take paternity test
A French court on Tuesday ordered a paternity test for a multimillionaire who former Justice Minister Rachida Dati claims fathered her nearly ...
Baxter to buy Swedish firm Gambro in $2.76 B deal
Drug and medical device maker Baxter International plans to buy the privately held Swedish company Gambro AB for about $2.76 billion to broaden its ...
Max Franz out for 3 weeks with head injuries
Austrian skier Max Franz says he will be out for up to three weeks because of head injuries he sustained in a crash at Saturday's World Cup super-G ...
WHO: 2 more cases of new virus in Jordan
International health officials have confirmed two more fatal cases of a mysterious respiratory virus in the Middle East. The virus has so far sickened ...
Health officials: Athens has spiraling HIV crisis
Athens is seeing an alarming increase in new HIV infections, particularly among intravenous drug users, health officials warned Friday, as Greece ...
Ukraine fights spreading HIV epidemic
Andrei Mandrykin, an inmate at Prison No. 85 outside Kiev, has HIV. He looks ghostly and much older than his 35 years. But Mandrykin is better off ...
German lab: Qatar man suffered from new virus
A patient from Qatar has been confirmed with a new virus related to SARS, while health officials are investigating whether it may have spread between ...
Lysacek has surgery to fix torn abdominal muscle
Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek still hopes to compete at the U.S. figure skating championships in January after having surgery to repair a sports ...
Spain's king to undergo hip surgery next week
Spain's King Juan Carlos says he will undergo hip surgery next week to allow him greater mobility. Juan Carlos told government leaders gathered at the ...
EU drug regulator OKs Novartis' meningitis B shot
Europe's top drug regulator has recommended approval for the first vaccine against meningitis B, made by Novartis AG. There are five types of ...
Mercury poisoning of Danish astronomer ruled out
Ever since Tycho Brahe died suddenly more than 400 years ago, there has been mystery about whether the Dane whose celestial observations laid the ...
UN says access to contraception a human right
The United Nations says access to contraception is a universal human right that could dramatically improve the lives of women and children in poor ...
AP Interview: Tennis mulls anti-doping step
Tennis is looking at whether it can adopt measures pioneered by cycling to weed out drug cheats. ITF anti-doping manager Stuart Miller told The ...
Spotakova to miss 2013 season due to pregnancy
Two-time Olympic javelin champion Barbora Spotakova says she will miss next season because she is pregnant. The Czech made the announcement on Tuesday ...
French doctors protest over cost-control efforts
Hundreds of French doctors, many wearing white lab coats and blue surgical caps, are marching in Paris in a protest over work conditions and ...
Ronaldo forced out of game with head injury
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo was forced to leave Sunday's 2-1 win over Levante after injuring his head in a collision in the opening minutes.
French ex-minister sues tycoon for paternity
Rachida Dati built her against-the-odds career by defying convention. So it was in character when — while serving as France's justice minister — she ...
Malaria vaccine a letdown for infants
An experimental malaria vaccine once thought promising is turning out to be a disappointment, with a new study showing it is only about 30 percent ...
UN warns risk of hepatitis E in S. Sudan grows
The United Nations says an outbreak of hepatitis E has killed 26 refugees in South Sudanese camps, and is likely to grow with an influx of more people ...