Depression Risk for Partners of Breast Cancer Patients
2010-09-28 11:46:57
The latest Danish study shows that men whose wives are diagnosed with breast cancer have a 40-percent increased risk of serious depression.
US appeals debate on embryonic stem cell research
2010-09-28 08:44:13
A US appeals court heard debate Monday over whether to temporarily suspend a trial judge's ban on federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research.
Great white is no cold-blooded 'Jaws'
2010-09-28 07:53:31
"I hope the cage is as strong as a it looks," says diver James Hay, before jumping into an aluminium frame to swim with the ocean's most feared predator, the great white shark.
Lunar probe ready for lift-off in October
2010-09-28 07:46:21
China's second lunar probe, the Chang'e-2, is set to blast off from Xichang, Sichuan province, with the launch possibly taking place on the National Day, media reports have said.
Brazilians hike to mark 10th World Heart Day
2010-09-27 10:46:55
People holding red heart-shaped balloons go hiking in southern Brazil's Curitiba to mark the 10th World Heart Day, which falls on the last Sunday in September every year, Sept 26, 2010.
China mulls 4th Antarctic research station
2010-09-27 09:28:20
China is planning to build a new station in the South Pole for scientific research in five to 15 years, which will be the country's fourth, the State Oceanic Administration said Sunday.
$93,000 cancer drug: How much is a life worth?
2010-09-27 09:22:20
Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth.
Russian-US space crew heads for Earth
2010-09-25 11:22:41
A Soyuz craft carrying two Russians and a US astronaut successfully unhitched from the International Space Station and headed for Earth on Saturday, a day after an aborted attempt to leave the station.
Abbott recalls infant formula on bug contamination
2010-09-23 13:28:11
A spokesman at Abbott Nutrition International said on Wednesday in Chicago that its voluntary recall of certain Similac brand powder infant formulas did not affect China market.
US debates whether modified fish safe to eat
2010-09-23 10:11:19
Consumer advocates, at a hearing on Tuesday, urged the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to label salmon engineered to grow twice as fast as wild salmon as genetically modified.
Flu vaccination may lower heart attack risk: study
2010-09-21 10:55:10
British researchers have found in their new study that preventing the flu can lower the chances of heart attacks in some people, suggesting there may be a link between respiratory infections and heart attacks.
Fish or frankenfish? FDA weighs altered salmon
2010-09-21 09:35:08
Genetically engineered salmon that grows twice as fast as the conventional fish appears to be safe, an advisory committee told the Food and Drug Administration Monday. They argued, however, that more testing may be needed before it is served on US dinner tables.