Topic: Health And Fitness

Latest news on PIP breast implants

Women concerned about French-made PIP breast implants can find all the latest NHS information about the issue on this page.. . Worries about the ...

Healthcare in Massachusetts

So long as we are going to give free medical care to people who show up at a hospital without insurance, it's only common sense to force everyone...

Chicken safe to eat, despite bird flu

THE discovery of bird flu at two Victorian duck farms is not a food safety risk and chicken products are still safe to eat, peak body says.. . . At ...
Amylin Pharmaceuticals won approval Friday for its long-delayed diabetes drug Bydureon, a next-generation treatment that requires fewer injections...

Mexico tackles obesity

Mexico's health officials open a new clinic for obese patients, which offers not only affordable surgery but also advice on how to live healthy...
We have a ton of new cartoons this week, and the star of the show has to be Newt Gingrich, he of the open-marriage and the status of both a...
Over the past few years, Western journalists and commentators have increasingly attacked spurious scientific claims, exposing them as "bad...
the day of the week favoured by Ice Cube, Rebecca Black and Crunchie enthusiasts the world over.. . Yes it's nearly the weekend, but before you go ...
Parents suffering from high cholesterol or blood pressure found to have higher incidence of heart disease, diabetes. Parents of children suffering...
Even minimal amounts of physical activity lower the risk of a heart attack, a major Canadian-led worldwide study has found.. . . . As little as 30...