‘Little House’ star Melissa Gilbert becomes celebrity spokeswoman for anti-drug group

Melissa Gilbert a spokeswoman for anti-drug group

Muscular Dystrophy Association shaves 15 hours off its annual fundraising telethon

MDA Telethon shaves 15 hours off annual fundraiser

Paraguay’s president returns home, resumes duties after treatment in Brazil for blood clot

Paraguay leader returns after treatment in Brazil

Summary Box: Johnson & Johnson buying Crucell for $2.41 billion

Summary Box: Johnson & Johnson buying Crucell

Barbie Bling: Doll donning pink diamond necklace set for NY sale to aid breast cancer research

Barbie donning pink diamond choker set for NY sale

Are mobile phones really a health hazard?

LONDON - Could mobile phones be giving us brain cancer? Academic and toxicologist Devra Davis, who was in the group that won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, says yes.

Sarah Palin in Alzheimer’s book promo spoof

WASHINGTON - Former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin has been spoofed in an Alzheimer’s book promo video.

Your job ‘could be making you fat’

WASHINGTON - Office-workers have become less active over the last three decades and this decreased activity may partly explain the rise in obesity, according to a new study from the University of Montreal.

46p-a-day pill ‘could save lives of hundreds of arthritis patients’

LONDON - A 46p-a-day tablet could save the lives of hundreds of arthritis patients, according to new reports.

Flu jabs during pregnancy lower virus risk to baby

LONDON - Babies whose mothers have the flu jab during pregnancy are less likely to catch the virus themselves, finds a recent study.

Potential new method for early lung cancer detection

WASHINGTON - Scientists have developed a method to detect early signs of lung cancer by examining cheek cells in humans using pioneering biophotonics technology.

Noise at work more than doubles heart risk

LONDON - Working in a noisy environment like a factory more than doubles the risk of serious heart problems, a new study says.

Strict diet cuts risk of breast cancer

LONDON - A strict diet two days a week comprising only vegetables, fruits, milk and a salty beverage could prevent breast cancer.

Subtropical depression forms in the Atlantic north of Puerto Rico

Subtropical depression forms in western Atlantic

Smoking, drinking, poor diet double oral cancer cases

LONDON - Drinking, smoking and unhealthy diets have fuelled a doubling in mouth, throat and food pipe cancers in young people.

Close quarters, perils of lobstering foster drug-resistant outbreaks on Maine island

Virulent skin germ grates on Maine lobstering isle

Smoking, drinking and poor diet ‘doubles’ oral cancer cases in youngsters

LONDON - Drinking, smoking and unhealthy diet have doubled mouth, throat and food pipe cancer cases in young people, experts have warned.

Strict diet 2 days a week ‘cuts breast cancer risk by 40pc’

LONDON - A new study has indicated that a strict diet for two days a week consisting solely of vegetables, fruit, milk and a mug of Bovril could prevent breast cancer.