The risks of aspirin therapy in the elderly might outweigh the heart benefits, a researcher says.

A new study of women with female sexual dysfunction shows that some hormonal effects seen with oral contraceptives don't disappear right away.

Associated Press - May 18, 2005 http://www.aegis.org/news/ap/2005/AP050532.htmlThe Government will set up a new panel to monitor HIV/AIDS programmes across the country and formulate more vigorous steps to curb the sprea ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - People with asthma face twice the risk of developing deadly pneumococcal disease and health officials should consider recommending vaccination to reduce the danger, according to a study released on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Eating food rich in vitamin E may help protect against Parkinson's disease, scientists said on Thursday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly diabetic Medicare beneficiaries appear to receive better eye care if they have fee-for-service health insurance than if they are enrolled in managed care, a study suggests.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korean scientists who cloned the first human embryo to use for research said on Thursday they have used the same technology to create batches of embryonic stem cells from nine patients.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A woman damaged her eye after spending only seconds looking directly at a green laser pointer, suggesting that these lasers can be more dangerous in green than in red, experts say.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African Americans in the US continue to be disproportionately affected by stroke, according to the findings of two studies reported this Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A multifaceted physiotherapy program involving functional exercises, massage, and knee taping is no better than regular visits to a therapist at reducing pain and disability associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, a study shows.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When faced with the prospect of exercising, adults should just do it; those who think about it first may end up talking themselves out of it, new study findings suggest.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An extract of the herb, black cohosh, marketed as Remifemin, is effective in relieving menopausal symptoms, German researchers report.

LONDON (Reuters) - Screening embryos can increase the success rate of older women having fertility treatment, a leading fertility expert said on Thursday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wedded bliss may provide women some protection against heart disease and stroke, new study findings suggest.

Richard Tren in, Economics, not climate, the key (May17) takes issue with Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk's "claim that malarial rates would quadruple in the coming years" and that "non-malaria areas would become malarial".

Elderly persons with active root caries, a type of tooth decay, have an increased risk of having irregular heart beats. This study is published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Dextromethorphan, an over-the-counter medication that silences coughs, may help fibromyalgia patients quiet over-reacting nerves that amplify ordinary touches into agony.

A computer-aided detection (CAD) system is helping radiologists to more quickly and accurately determine the sizes and locations of cancers found on breast MRI -- information that could change patients' treatment, a new study shows.

The Aight Dawg Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. REUTERS/Pool/Itar-TassThe WinnersFirst: McGehee - "Hey Vlad—nice ass!""Thanks, Jacques. I’ve been hitting the gym." Second: OJ - Clouseau: Does yer dewg bite?Third: lawhawk - Hey, did you catch Condi in those

For many people, the mere thought of public speaking makes their palms sweat, heart race and stomach reel. But help may be on the way in the form of virtual reality exposure therapy -- computer-generated images and sound delivered through