Health

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 ...
Italian cardiologists arrested over experiments
Italian police say they have arrested nine cardiologists accused of performing unauthorized experimental treatments on patients. Carabinieri Col.
UK police open inquiry into breast cancer surgeon
British police say a surgeon is being investigated by both detectives and the country's General Medical Council over allegations about his treatment ...
Study: Looking old may be a sign of heart risks
Want a clue to your risk of heart disease? Look in the mirror. People who look old — with receding hairlines, bald heads, creases near their ear lobes ...
Concussions expert urges age limit on head blows
A leading United States neurosurgeon called for better protection for young athletes from head injuries on Friday, as a research project involving 100 ...
Russian spy case details may be made public
A British inquest into the killing of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko may make public previously unreleased details about the murder ...
Diabetes drugs boost Novo Nordisk in Q3
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk A/S says its net profit grew by 35 percent in the third quarter of 2012, chiefly spurred by strong sales ...
Officials debate whether to scrap malaria program
The future of a pricey malaria program meant to provide cheap drugs for poor patients may be in jeopardy after health officials clashed over its ...
Mammograms: For 1 life saved, 3 women overtreated
Breast cancer screening for women over 50 saves lives, an independent panel in Britain has concluded, confirming findings in U.S. and other studies.
UK to ban ash tree imports to halt disease spread
Britain's government will start banning the importation of ash trees on Monday to stop the spread of a disease that has killed many such trees ...
6 European countries pull Novartis flu vaccines
Six European countries have ordered a temporary ban on the import or use of some Novartis flu vaccines. Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and ...
French dog poisoned and buried alive survives
A Jack Russell terrier has survived after being poisoned and buried alive — and he can thank the man who saw the ground wiggle. Ethan came back to ...
Italian court blames benign brain tumor on phone
Italy's top court has ruled that a businessman developed a benign brain tumor because he held a cellphone to his ear for hours daily for his job and ...
Russian govt OKs anti-smoking bill
Russia's government has OKed a bill that would ban smoking in public and tobacco ads. The government on Thursday approved a landmark deal that would ...
Armstrong out as Livestrong head, loses sponsors
Already an outcast in cycling after a massive doping report, Lance Armstrong absorbed hits much closer to home Wednesday: to his wallet and his heart.
WHO: TB numbers drop to 8.7 million new cases
The number of people who caught tuberculosis last year inched downward according to an estimate by the World Health Organization, but the agency ...
Roche posts 7 percent rise in Q3 drug sales
Powered by demand for its cancer drugs, Swiss drugmaker Roche on Tuesday reported a 7 percent increase in sales of its pharmaceutical products for the ...
Dutch authorities: at least 1 salmonella death
The Dutch public health watchdog says at least one elderly patient has died and more than 500 people have been sickened in a major salmonella outbreak ...
British, Japanese share Nobel Prize for medicine
WHO WON? Britain's John Gurdon, 79, formerly of Magdalene College of Cambridge University and currently with the Gurdon Institute that he founded, and ...
Germany: Frozen fruit blamed in vomiting sickness
Authorities say a single batch of deep-frozen strawberries appears to have been behind an outbreak of gastroenteritis in eastern Germany that hit more ...
US says Teva antidepressant is ineffective
Teva Pharmaceuticals has stopped shipping its generic version of a popular antidepressant after a U.S. government analysis showed the pill does not ...
Vomiting virus hits thousands of German children
German health authorities say the number of children that have fallen ill with vomiting and diarrhea after eating food from school cafeterias and ...