Glaxo, US partnering to develop new antibiotics
GlaxoSmithKline PLC says it's starting an unusual collaboration with the U.S. government to develop several antibiotics for both bioterrorism threats ...
Measles surges in UK years after flawed research
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked ...
WHO says single yellow fever shot is enough
The World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary. The U.N.'s global health ...
2 new viruses could both spark global outbreaks
Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle ...
Drugmakers, health groups bring poor girls vaccine
Two multinational drugmakers are teaming up with global health groups in an attempt to protect millions of girls in the world's poorest countries from ...
UN chemicals summit expected to adopt new controls
At the start of a major conference to regulate chemical and hazardous waste safety, top officials voiced optimism Saturday that delegates will approve ...
Pro-Kremlin youth hunt down 'spice' pushers
Two men in their early twenties lie face down in the snow, hands tied behind their backs, heads doused with dark red paint. A dozen young men, some ...
Man dies as UK measles epidemic spreads
U.K. authorities say a 25-year-old man is suspected to have died from measles as an epidemic continues to sweep across south Wales. The outbreak has ...
Dutch court upholds recall of suspect meat
A Dutch court on Thursday upheld a decision by the country's Food and Consumer Product Authority to recall 50,000 tons of meat sold across Europe as ...
EU: Test show no safety issues with horsemeat
More than 7,000 tests across the European Union have shown that nearly 5 percent of the food products labeled as beef contained horse meat, but there ...
Polio vaccine developer Koprowski dies
Dr. Hilary Koprowski, the Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, died this week at his Philadelphia ...
Dutch recall 50,000 tons of meat across Europe
Dutch authorities are recalling 50,000 tons of meat sold as beef across Europe because its exact source cannot be established and it may contain horse ...
Gunmen kill Pakistani policeman during polio drive
Gunmen shot to death a policeman protecting a team of female polio workers in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks ...
UK chain pulls corned beef after vet drug found
British supermarket chain Asda says it is recalling all corned beef from its budget range after traces of a veterinary drug were found in some batches
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 — ...
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 ...
WHO: Slight cancer risk after Japan nuke accident
Two years after Japan's nuclear plant disaster, an international team of experts said Thursday that residents of areas hit by the highest doses of ...
After meatballs, Ikea withdraws sausages
After withdrawing meatballs from stores across Europe, home furnishings company Ikea said Wednesday its own tests confirmed "a few indications of ...
Study: Boozy Brits underestimate their drinking
Truth and alcohol may not mix, particularly when people are asked how much they drink. That's the implication of a study released Wednesday that ...
Runners and riders in Europe's horsemeat scandal
The European Union agreed Friday to begin random DNA checks on meat products in a bid to put a lid on a spreading scandal over horsemeat, while ...
Dutch authorities raid butcher in horsemeat probe
Dutch prosecutors say food safety experts have raided a meat processing plant as part of a criminal investigation into horsemeat fraud.
Norway recalls processed food in horsemeat scare
Officials in Oslo say that processed food products have been recalled from stores in Norway after warnings from the European Union that they may ...
SARS-linked virus may have spread between people
British officials say a mysterious virus related to SARS may have spread between humans, as they confirmed the 11th case worldwide of the new ...
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