Menstrual blood may repair hearts
2008-04-25 16:15:11
The monthly discomfort many women see as a curse could pay off someday as Japanese researchers say menstrual blood can be used to repair heart damage.
40 years on, abortion battle rages in Britain
2008-04-25 15:27:12
Pro-choice campaigners mark 40 years of legal abortion in Britain next week, but say their hard-won right is under pressure from pro-life activists.
Women skipping breakfast may give birth to females
2008-04-25 14:02:38
British scientists said women on low-calorie diets or skipping breakfast at the conception time are more likely to have a girl than a boy, media reports Wednesday quoting Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences as saying.
UN plans to eliminate deaths from malaria
2008-04-25 09:19:14
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will announce a global initiative on Friday aimed eliminating deaths from malaria, a tropical scourge blamed for killing a million people a year.
Mother's diet can help determine sex of child
2008-04-23 21:36:14
Oysters may excite the libido, but there is nothing like a hearty breakfast laced with sugar to boost a woman's chances of conceiving a son, according to a study released Wednesday.
Report finds link between smog and premature death
2008-04-23 09:19:00
Short-term exposure to smog, or ozone, is clearly linked to premature deaths that should be taken into account when measuring the health benefits of reducing air pollution, a National Academy of Sciences report concluded Tuesday.
Masturbation may prevent prostate cancer
2008-04-23 09:13:38
Researchers find that men who masturbate frequently are at a reduced risk of cancer.
Saliva test may speed heart attack diagnosis
2008-04-22 16:59:44
A simple saliva test may one day be used in ambulances, restaurants, neighborhood drug stores, or other places in the community to quickly tell if a person is having a heart attack.
Protein that cuts malignancy of breast cancer discovered
2008-04-22 07:15:44
Researchers have discovered a protein which can reduce the malignancy of breast cancer tumors and also predict whether the cancer will metastasize.
Scientists make big reproductive discovery
2008-04-22 07:06:53
Scientists have found a way to store and grow a woman's immature eggs in the laboratory using a technique which could be used to protect the fertility of women undergoing chemotherapy.
Big brains mean longer life
2008-04-21 22:49:30
Brains are good for more than acing exams. Turns out, nerdy noggins also help primates like us live longer, anthropologists say.
Illnesses rise among workers handling pig brains in US
2008-04-17 15:19:37
The number of mysterious neurological illnesses among workers who processed pig brains at pork plants in three states has grown to as many as 24, and other possible cases are being evaluated, researchers said Wednesday.