Health News On May 13, 2008

Cutting across party lines, a group of young lawmakers are vociferously campaigning to root out the menace of malnutrition in the country.

Working under the banner of 'Citizen Alliance', the lawmakers also have the support of popular ... Read more

The birth rate in Greece, among the lowest in Europe, has grown slightly, but not enough to offset a rapidly aging population, the national statistics service said Monday. ... Read more

Inca surgeons in ancient Peru had special skills that enabled them to treat head injuries by removing small portions of the skull, a new study has found.

According to a report in national Geographic, researchers from Southern Connecticut ... Read more

The first veterinary corneal implant procedure in the US by a researcher at the Iowa State University has enabled a nearly blind dog to see better.

In the surgery, Sinisa Grozdanic, an assistant professor of Veterinary Clinical ... Read more

Beleaguered British Prime Minister Gordon Brown avoided a major rebellion as legislation to regulate the use of human embryos for research passed its first parliamentary hurdle late Monday.

Just nine lawmakers from the governing Labour ... Read more

Women who are physically active are 25 percent less likely to develop breast cancer, a new study has found.

However, researchers also discovered that certain groups are more likely to see these benefits than others.

The ... Read more

Prof Martin Wiseman, medical and scientific adviser for the World Cancer Research Fund has suggested that thousands of people are diagnosed every year with cancer that can be prevented.

Professor Martin Wiseman said that the ... Read more

Using beta-blocker drugs like metopropolol during surgery might help prevent heart attacks, but they could increase the risk of death and major stroke, a new study has found ... Read more

Viagra may help protect the hearts of patients suffering from muscular dystrophy, researchers from University of Montreal and Montreal Heart Institute have suggested.

Muscular dystrophy is characterized by weakness and progressive ... Read more

The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has opposed a move to import rabies vaccine from Brazil, for the institute in question is not approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO). ... Read more