Most people can rather efficiently walk and chew gum at the same time, but when it comes to more complicated "multi-tasking" – like driving and talking on a cell phone – there is a price to pay. And no one, it seems, is immune...

The Food and Drug Administration issued an alert Friday involving Biaxin, an antibiotic made by Abbott Laboratories...

A Conservative government would adopt a national strategy to control cancer, the leading cause of early death for Canadians, Tory Leader Stephen Harper said Saturday...

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi today pledged $135 million to help Thailand, Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries prepare for a possible bird flu pandemic...

A woman developed mental health problems and later died after taking part in trials of a cannabis-based drug, an inquest has heard...

HEALTH officials have been told to ignore announcements by ministers that commit to spending millions of pounds on public health threats such as smoking and obesity as the Department of Health struggles to find money for front-line services...

Abortion does not just terminate the fetus. It can induce high levels of long-term mental distress and trauma in the women who undergo the abortion procedure, according to a Norwegian study published today in the open access journal BMC Medicine...

Common infections that affect mothers and babies may trigger certain types of childhood cancers, researchers said on Monday...

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ISLAMABAD Dec 12 : Director General WHO Dr. Lee Jong- wook long with a four member delegation called on the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at the Prime Minister’s House Monday. Federal Minister for Health Muhammad Nasir Khan also attended the meeting...

Shares of Hong Kong's hotel owners are slumping amid concern that bird flu will drive away business, just as severe acute respiratory syndrome did two years ago...

Kuala Lumpur - Japan said on Monday it would give $135-million (about R860-million) of aid to South-east Asian nations to help fight the spread of the bird flu virus...

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for more emphasis on the epidemic surveillance system in earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan. Visiting WHO Director General Dr J.W...

A 69-year-old woman developed severe mental health problems after taking part in trials of a cannabis-based treatment and died five months later, an inquest heard today...

The common cold could be a major cause of childhood cancer, a new study claims. The cold and other minor ailments, such as mild flu or a respiratory virus, may leave children more susceptible to cancers like leukaemia or brain tumours...