2008
02.27

London’s congestion charge may have delivered a small, unexpected health bonus to the capital, say researchers.


2008
02.27

Heart risk link to eye condition

Blindness-causing age-related macular degeneration is linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke.


2008
02.27

US scientists have effectively managed to rid mice of type 1 diabetes using a cocktail of drugs.


2008
02.27

AP reports here at Yahoo News: LOS ANGELES – Court documents show that Pamela Anderson is seeking an annulment, rather than a divorce, from husband Rick Salomon. The actress is seeking to annul the two-month marriage based on fraud. No other details were available, and Anderson’s publicist did not immediately return an e-mail request for comment Tuesday.


2008
02.27

CNN News reports here: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama trade blows with each other over negative campaigning, health care and free trade, a week before key primaries in Texas and Ohio that could decide which candidate the Democratic Party nominates for the U.S. presidential election.


2008
02.27

UK trial for IVF womb technique

Clinic to test an IVF technique in which eggs develop in the womb, and not the test-tube straight after fertilisation.


2008
02.26

A range of United Nations agencies call for the practice of female genital mutilation to be ended.


2008
02.26

Child nicotine patches approved

Children of 12 could get nicotine patches if they have a serious smoking problem, according to new guidelines.


2008
02.26

Hospitals see rise in dog bites

The number of people with dog bites treated at hospital has increased significantly, figures show.