Colombian vice president leaves hospital after heart operation

Colombian VP out of hospital after heart surgery

Mexico dog owners urged to dispose pets’ excreta

Mexico City, Aug 15 (IANS/EFE) The Mexico City government has urged dog owners to remove their pets’ excreta from roads when they take them out as it was spreading a foul smell and causing health risks.

Study: Teen flings bad for grades, but sex in relationship doesn’t affect school performance

Teen sex not always bad for school performance

Offspring of sperm donors seek changes so they can find their fathers more easily

Sperm-donors’ kids seek more rights and respect

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health official denies cholera cases

PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Director-General of Health, Dr. Sajid Shaheen, has contradicted the reports about cholera case in the province.

Swine flu threat persists for India: Ministry

NEW DELHI - The swine flu threat persists for India despite WHO announcing the end of the pandemic, health ministry officials said Sunday.

Cancer expert consulted in Lockerbie bomber case raises questions over medical advice

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Exercises that can help treat arthritis

WASHINGTON - Suffering from arthritis? Here are four types of exercises that may help you, say experts.

No link found between milk, infant puberty in China

BEIJING - There is no evidence that milk powder produced by a Chinese company caused three infant girls to grow breasts, China’s health ministry said Sunday.

Sugary drinks don’t cause weight gain

LONDON - Sugary drinks, taken in small quantities, do not promote weight gain, carbohydrate craving or adverse mood effects in overweight women.

Paracetamol doubles teens’ chances of getting asthma

LONDON - Teenagers who take paracetamol regularly more than double their chances of getting asthma, says a study.

Megrahi’s doctor claims he provided “option”, didn’t instigate his compassionate release

LONDON - Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s doctor, Karol Sikora, whose diagnosis of prostate cancer and prediction that he would die in three months time helped release him from Scotland’s Greenock prison, has said that he just provided an “opinion” and would have been ‘more vague’ over the Libyan’s health if he had known his opinion would have been treated as fact.

Pressure point therapy ‘can stave off food cravings’

MELBOURNE - Want to stop those pesky chocolate cravings? Well, the solution to the problem could be at your fingertips.

Childhood adversity ‘can increase heart disease risk in adulthood’

WASHINGTON - Scientists have found that early life adversity through poverty, social isolation or abuse in childhood is linked to heightened reactivity, which can lead to heart disease later on.

Superbug scaremogering: It’s not the end of antibiotics (Comment)

After the swine flu, or the Influenza A H1N1, virus achieved media superstardom in the past 12 months before bowing out of the world stage unceremoniously last week, its place has been taken by a new superstar.

Childhood brain tumour survivors may face health challenges with age

WASHINGTON - A recent study revealed that children who survived brain tumours might face health challenges, as they grow older.

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