Health News On November 19, 2009

A new discovery by scientists has ensured that vaccine against Chlamydia, a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in humans, may not be far away.

A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy has shown that when a woman becomes infected with ... Read more

Conjoined Bangladeshi twins, who were joined at the top of their heads and shared blood vessels and brain tissue were separated by surgeons at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital... Read more

A new report has said that scientists have achieved success in the first near-total face and upper jaw transplant, almost a year after it was conducted.

The researchers have observed that the donor tissue appeared to be integrated ... Read more

A new 12 million dollar family planning drive launched here Wednesday shows how Obama administration funding has revamped a contraception drive in Africa and developing states, UN officials said, noting a sharp turnaround from the Bush era. ... Read more

US Senate Democrats unveiled a historic plan to extend health coverage to over 30 million Americans who lack it now and set the stage for a key test vote as early as this weekend. ... Read more

Americans opting to have surgery to suck out fat, grow or shrink breasts, shape their nose or banish wrinkles may pay for a health care revamp that was unveiled by US Senate Democrats. ... Read more

A new American study has indicated that it is possible to reduce the incidence of marijuana use by adolescents with parental monitoring.

Psychologists Andrew Lac and William Crano of the Claremont Graduate University examined various ... Read more

Text messages or reminders on cell phones encourages healthy habits amongst people, a new study has shown.

The research study published in the November issue of the Archives of Dermatology suggests that reminders can be helpful in taking ... Read more

A new study found walking while talking on the cell phone makes a person more vulnerable to accident.

The researchers revealed that young and old pedestrians comprise... Read more

A new study has reported that healthy adults may have a level of protective immune memory to the swine flu virus. This, it claims, can blunt the severity of infection caused by the 2009 H1N1 influenza.... Read more