British scientists say rare flower has world’s longest genome, 50 times size of man’s

Claim: White flower has world’s longest genome

People working in loud places might have triple the risk of a heart problem, study says

Loud workplaces may increase heart problems

Test-tube baby pioneer Robert Edwards of Britain has won the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine

Test-tube baby pioneer Edwards wins medicine Nobel

Where’s the beef? Experts say drug-spiked meat could explain Contador’s positive doping test

Drug in beef could explain Contador’s doping test

Old British navy journals tell tales of drunken sailors, walrus attacks and tobacco’s merits

Navy journal from 1801: Tobacco smoke saves lives

Mammogram debate: Swedish study refutes US advice, says screening lowers death risk in 40s

New mammogram study stirs debate for women in 40s

Study: Exercise could cut womb cancer risk by 30 percent, and less sitting could help too

Exercise could cut womb cancer risk by 30 percent

Mammograms offer modest benefit to women over 50, new study finds

Study finds mammograms offer modest benefit

German government OKs health care spending cuts; premium hikes to combat deficit

Germany OKs health care spending cuts

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has agreed to raise health insurance premiums and trim profits for medical professionals as part of efforts to control a deficit in the health care system.

UN sends emergency team to Nigeria after more than 200 children die from lead poisoning

UN sends crisis team to Nigeria after lead deaths

Report: Cost of dementia to exceed $604 billion, number of cases to double every 20 years

Report: Global cost of dementia is soaring

Study: Early breast cancer patients survive just as long with less invasive lymph node surgery

Less invasive surgery OK for breast cancer

Johnson & Johnson in talks to buy Dutch biotech firm Crucell for $2.29 billion

Johnson & Johnson plans to buy Crucell for $2.3B)

Study: 2 popular arthritis supplements don’t work; insurers should stop paying for them

British businessmen charged for illegally making sperm available on the Internet

UK men charged for illegal sperm donor Web site

Russia’s Fedotov takes office as new chief of the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime

New UN drugs czar takes office

VIENNA — Russia’s Yury Fedotov has taken office as United Nation’s new drugs and crime czar.

Study: Stents may double risk of stroke or dying in older patients compared to surgery

Stroke stents may double risk in patients over 70

After teen damages eyes, experts cite risk of powerful laser pointers sold online

Doctors see eye hazard in powerful laser pointers

Italian film documents trauma of Iraq war veterans, US military’s response

Italian film documents trauma of Iraq war veterans

UK drug regulators want GSK’s controversial diabetes pill Avandia pulled from market

UK regulators want Avandia diabetes pill pulled

Study: Drugs to strengthen bones may slightly raise the chances of throat cancer

Suriname’s new president back in power after weeklong illness; confirms had dengue

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‘Harry Potter’ author JK Rowling donates $15.4 million to multiple sclerosis research

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‘Harry Potter’ author JK Rowling donates 10 million pounds to multiple sclerosis research

Spain says it broke up human-trafficking gang dealing in male prostitutes from Brazil

Italy health minister visits, apologizes to woman who gave birth amid fighting doctors

Italy health minister apologizes for botched birth

European Medicines Agency investigates if there’s a link between swine flu shot, narcolepsy

Austrian health ministry reports 2 cases of gene that make bacteria resistant to antibiotics

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Weight loss surgeries in England rose tenfold from 2000-2008, experts worry trend may continue

UK study: Nonreligious doctors twice as likely to hasten death of terminally ill patients

UK study: Nonreligious doctors hasten death more

French diet guru Michel Montignac, author of “glycemic index” weight loss books, dies

French diet guru Michel Montignac dies

PARIS — A French official says French diet guru Michel Montignac, whose “glycemic index” weight-loss books sold millions of copies, has died.

German court finds girlband singer guilty of infecting partner with HIV

German court finds HIV singer guilty

DARMSTADT, Germany — A German court has found a girl-band singer guilty of causing bodily harm to an ex-boyfriend by having unprotected sex with him despite knowing she was infected with HIV but she won’t spend any time in prison.

German prosecutors, defense recommend no prison time for singer with HIV

German prosecutors: No jail time for HIV singer

Prosecutors, defense recommend no prison time for German singer with HIV

Prosecutors, defense: no prison time for Benaissa

German director, actor and artist Christoph Schlingensief dies of cancer at age 49

In the elderly, fear of falling may be enough to cause future injuries, study finds

Fear of falling may be enough to raise injury risk

Caster Semenya eager to put gender tests behind her, concentrate on 2012 Olympics

In Berlin, Semenya eager to forget gender tests

UK Doctor who advised on Lockerbie bomber’s release says experts agreed his prognosis was poor

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German singer goes on trial for allegedly infecting partner with HIV

German pop singer tried over HIV allegation

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

UK’s breast cancer death rates dropped the most in Europe, but better records still needed

British doctors warn new superbug found in patients from India, Pakistan could spread widely

Study: Women who have a miscarriage don’t need to wait before trying for another baby

After miscarriage, don’t wait before trying again

Overeating for 2 could create a baby more likely to be obese and have later health problems

Romanian mother weighing 528-pound (240 kilogram) dies months after giving birth

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

Immigrants drive EU population beyond half-billion

Spaniard who underwent world’s first full face transplant goes before TV cameras

Full face transplant Spaniard displays new look

UN expert warns that overcrowded prisons are breeding grounds for AIDS

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Rich countries urged to step up AIDS fight funding to sustain progress

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For torn knee ligament, physical therapy might help athletes avoid surgery, study says

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Spanish tenor Carreras returns to La Scala stage after 14 years for benefit concert

UN taps big names to promote HIV prevention _ Magic Johnson, Jacques Chirac, Chris Hughes

UN taps big names for HIV prevention panel

Thousands of AIDS activists rally in Austria for more rights

Thousands attend AIDS rally in Austria

VIENNA — Thousands of AIDS activists rallied in downtown Vienna with singer Annie Lennox Tuesday to demand more rights for people with the disease.

Test-tube kids face higher cancer risk, first big study says, but not likely due to procedure

AIDS conference chief calls for universal access to treatment of deadly disease

AIDS conference chief lashes out at world leaders

Bono’s back: 50-year-old U2 rocker says he’s ready to roll after surgery postponed US tour

Bono’s back: U2 rocker ready to roll after surgery

Coach says Semenya still long way from top form on eve of return at Lappeenranta Games

Coach says Semenya still long way from top form

Danish research shows obese young men face higher risk of premature death

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Danish company delivers 1 million doses of next-generation smallpox vaccine to US stockpile

Next-generation smallpox vaccine being stockpiled

UN: Number of young people with HIV in Africa is falling in countries hardest hit by the virus

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