2007
09.30

UK tobacco age limit rises

The legal minimum age at which tobacco can be bought in England, Scotland and Wales goes up to 18.


2007
09.30

The damage caused by heart disease may make the organ cope better with the dangers of surgery, say researchers.


2007
09.30

A daily dose of specially-formulated dark chocolate may help cut chronic fatigue syndrome symptoms.


2007
09.29

Simple changes to women’s lifestyles could prevent one in 10 cases of breast cancer by 2024, say experts.


2007
09.28

Doctors’ leaders urge stricter rules on when medics can “conscientiously object” to carrying out procedures.


2007
09.28

Bristol-Myers to pay $515m fine

Drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb agrees to pay more than $515m (£251.7m) to settle charges of price fraud.


2007
09.28

New Ebola cases in DR Congo

Another seven cases of Ebola are confirmed in DR Congo where 174 have already died of a haemorrhagic fever.


2007
09.28

Court puts on hold HIV decision

A court in India’s Rajasthan state puts on hold a ruling denying an HIV-positive woman custody of her daughter.


2007
09.28

Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has consistently led the way in telling the story of what’s really going on in Iraq and Iran. SPIEGEL ONLINE spoke in this interview with him about America’s Hitler, Bush’s Vietnam, and how the US press failed the First Amendment.