Medical board files complaint against Kansas doctor over referrals for late-term abortions

Kan. medical board files complaint over abortions

A look at vaccines, medicines for dogs, cats, livestock under Merial-Intervet joint venture

A look at some products Merial-Intervet will sell

EU population passes half-billion mark thanks to immigration, as birth rate falls

Immigrants drive EU population beyond half-billion

Three new dengue cases in Delhi

NEW DELHI - The capital has reported three new cases of dengue, taking the total number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 31, an official said Tuesday.

Police: Autistic man, 20, found dead in hot van after trip to suburban Philly theme park

Autistic man dies in hot van in suburban Philly

Intervet President Raul Kohan will lead combined Merck-Sanofi animal health business

Merck and Sanofi name CEO of animal medicine unit

Half of Britain’s dogs could die from obesity

MELBOURNE - Half of the dogs in Britain could die of complications due to obesity, according to a study of 30,000 pooches.

Britain not to go ahead with ban on homeopathy

LONDON - Homeopathy will continue to be available on the National Health Service (NHS) despite an influential health committee condemning it as medically unproven, a British minister said.

Swine flu cases increase with monsoon

NEW DELHI - Health Ministry officials are worried as the number of swine flu cases reported from various parts of the country are increasing with the monsoon. A total of 548 fresh cases were reported last week, the highest for the current year.

Oz docs urge air travellers not to pop sleeping pills

MELBOURNE - In the wake of a woman’s death from blood clots, doctors have warned travellers not to pop sleeping pills during long-distance flights.

Energy drinks ‘pose serious threat to kids’ health’

TORONTO - Highly-caffeinated energy drinks pose serious health risk to children, according to an editorial.

Haryana to set up new-born corners, care centres

CHANDIGARH - Haryana will set up New Born Corners (NBC) and Sick New Born Care Units (SNCUs) in all the government hospitals of the state to check the infant mortality rate, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here Tuesday.

Breastfeeding ‘can reduce long-term risk of chronic disease’

MELBOURNE - If a new research is to be believed, then negative attitudes to breastfeeding may have contributed to a rise in chronic disease in Australia.

‘Sniff’ device helps paralysed mother ‘talk’ to family

LONDON - A woman trapped in a paralysed body has been able to ‘talk’ to her family once again, thanks to an amazing device that converts sniffs into speech.

Early puberty linked to obesity in girls

WASHINGTON - An analysis of as many as 100 studies has revealed that overweight girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their peers do.

Nutrition still a problem, Vitamin A scheme to stay

NEW DELHI - A programme to administer Vitamin A to Indian children is unlikely to be scrapped despite new research advising against it. The health ministry and several doctors say it is needed to combat malnutrition, which affects over 20 percent of the country’s population.