There are about 10 million cases of TB globally each year and 1 in 3 people are infected with the TB bacterium. BCG is the most widely used vaccine worldwide, but its mechanism of protection is poorly understood. It is

concludes a study in this week's issue of The Lancet. The authors state that booster doses of vaccine do not seem necessary to ensure long-term protection.

A single-dose of a live vaccine against Japanese encephalitis can give children in Nepal high levels of protection for over a year, according to an article in this week's issue of The Lancet.

Mortality from liver disease is increasing in the UK. In 2000 liver disease killed more men than Parkinson's disease and more women than cancer of the cervix. Deaths from alcoholic liver disease has doubled in the past 10 years, while

Heavy alcohol consumption contributes to numerous problems in Russia, not the least of which is a very high death rate.

University of Delaware researchers are opening a new front in the war on cancer, bringing to bear new nanotechnologies for cancer detection and treatment and introducing a unique nanobomb that can literally blow up breast cancer tumors.

There is no syndrome that causes increased belly fat and decreased facial and limb fat among HIV-positive men who take antiretroviral drugs, according to a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California,

In what may be a major milestone in Tourette's Syndrome (TS) research, scientists at Yale School of Medicine and their colleagues have identified a gene called SLITRK1 that appears to contribute to some cases of TS, according to a report

European consumers are being forced to pay usage rights on legal copy-protected music downloads multiple times because of outdated private copy levies, according to a study. The Business Software Alliance issued a report Thursday urging that the extra taxation that

SANFORD, Florida A Florida-based Christian group insists that none of its 160 missionaries working with indigenous tribes in Venezuela are C-I-A operatives.President Hugo...

The Colombian government has failed to protect the basic human rights of millions displaced by the country's armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Displaced families are often denied access to education, emergency healthcare and humanitarian

Alcohol may lower the risk of heart disease by acting as a blood thinner, a new study shows.

Remicade is a "highly effective" treatment for moderate-to-severe psoriasis, a major clinical trial shows.

The hepatitis B vaccine lasts for more than 10 years, so a booster vaccine may not be necessary, Italian researchers report.

Chubbiness is generally considered to be a sign of good health in babies, but it may also be a warning sign for obesity later in life, researchers in the United Kingdom say.

A new breed of solutions and services companies is bringing a more professional approach to the deployment of open source software...

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Spain - September 28, 2005 - The Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) brand may soon be extended to include Galician mussels, according to lavozdegalicia.es, after a Spanish representative met with EU officials in Brussels last week to discuss the matter.

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TRENTON, N.J. - Eight weeks after a Texas jury hit drug maker Merck & Co. with a $253 million verdict in its first Vioxx product liability trial, the number of Vioxx lawsuits is rising like floodwater.