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Distress and negative emotions lead to memory problems

According to the latest research people who are easily distressed and have more negative emotions are more likely to develop memory problems than more easygoing types.

12 Jun 2007

Cholera vaccine in a grain of rice

Japanese scientists have come up with a new strain of rice that carries a vaccine for cholera; they say the breakthrough will provide a cheaper and easier way of distributing the standard injection-based vaccine.

12 Jun 2007

Babies given antibiotics more likely to develop asthma

Canadian researchers are suggesting that children who receive antibiotics as infants have a greater risk of developing asthma by the age of 7, than those children not given antibiotics.

12 Jun 2007

Cure for Parkinson's disease?

Scientists in the U.S. say they have discovered a drug that slows and might even stop the progression of Parkinson's disease.

11 Jun 2007

Autism - MMR vaccine has it's day in court

A test case in an American court could in one way or another settle the debate on the possible link between autism and childhood vaccines.

11 Jun 2007

FDA decision over new obesity drug hangs in the balance

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States appears to be holding back on it's decision to grant approval for a weight loss drug.

11 Jun 2007

New vaccine promises end of devastating meningitis epidemics in Africa

Scientists are optimistic that a new meningitis vaccine will end the risk of devastating major epidemics; the new vaccine protects against meningitis A, the deadliest form of the disease.

11 Jun 2007

More deaths from bird flu in Egypt

A spokesperson for Egypt's health ministry has confirmed that a 10 year-old girl has become the youngest victim in Egypt of bird flu since the first human case was recorded in the country in March 2006 and is the country's 15th fatality from the deadly virus.

11 Jun 2007

Human bird flu suspects in Malaysia quarantined

Health officials in Malaysia say two people have been quarantined in Malaysian hospitals with suspected bird flu and health officials are also looking into the suspected case in an elderly patient in the state of Selangor.

11 Jun 2007

Deja vu feeling all in the brain

Scientists in the United States say they have discovered a part of the brain responsible for the feeling of deja vu.

11 Jun 2007

Latest food scare leaves U.S. consumers wondering just how safe their food is?

The latest food scare over beef possibly contaminated with E. coli, has left many consumers in the U.S. wondering just how safe the food they buy really is.

11 Jun 2007

Latest food scare leaves U.S. consumers wondering just how safe their food is

The latest food scare over beef possibly contaminated with E. coli, has left many consumers in the U.S. wondering just how safe the food they buy really is.

11 Jun 2007

India's HIV/AIDS infections may be less than first thought

Debate has arisen over the true number of HIV/AIDS numbers in India.

11 Jun 2007

Vitamin D significantly reduces the risk of cancer

Scientists say most people in North America are not taking enough vitamin D, and that could increase their risk for developing cancer quite significantly.

11 Jun 2007

Alzheimer's predicted to affect 106 million by 2050

Researchers in the United States say by the year 2050, globally more than 100 million people will be suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

11 Jun 2007

NHS surplus reignites anger over staged pay award

UNISON has reiterated its demand for ministers to use the record NHS surplus to pay health workers their due - and avert the growing strike threat.

8 Jun 2007

New Rochester program to coordinate patient care, research for patients suffering with brain and spinal tumors

The University of Rochester Medical Center and its Department of Neurosurgery are establishing a new multidisciplinary program to coordinate patient care, research and community outreach efforts for patients suffering with brain and spinal tumors.

8 Jun 2007

Hepatitis C lookbacks

We can confirm that a review of patients' case notes in hospitals across England and Scotland has been carried out.

8 Jun 2007

Facts about heart disease for women

Many women don't worry about heart disease, or if they do, they are concerned it's something the men in their lives might develop.

8 Jun 2007

New contributor to aggressive cancers

Mutations in the cell adhesion molecule known as integrin alpha 7 (integrin 7) lead to unchecked tumor cell proliferation and a significantly higher incidence in cancer spread, or metastasis, in several cancer cell lines, report researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

8 Jun 2007