China was to ban the sale of Nassariidae, a kind of small mud snail that have reportedly caused people to faint and vomit after eating them.

The Philippine government urged public's cooperation to prevent enterovirus-71 (EV-71) outbreak on Saturday.

Thailand's Public Health Ministry on Saturday affirmed that hand, foot and mouth disease in the country is under control.

Researchers said meditation and education may be able to prevent or reduce the degenerative brain disease.

Moderate to heavy alcohol use in late-life may increase risk of cognitive decline.

High consumption of vitamin E either from diet or vitamin supplements may lower the risk of liver cancer.

Video games are an effective rehabilitation tool for stroke patients, an Australian neurophysiologist said on Thursday.

British researchers invented a polypill that could give people aged 50 and over an average of 11 years of life without a heart attack or stroke.

A Greek elderly man died from encephalitis after his infection with the West Nile virus in Athens.