The enzyme TPPII may contribute to obesity by stimulating the formation of fat cells, suggests a study in EMBO reports this week. The enzyme, TPPII, has previously been linked to making people feel hungry, but Jonathan Graff and colleagues now

Retailer J.C. Penney Co recalled thousands of Winnie-the-Pooh doll play sets, wooden art boxes and horse-themed holiday ornaments because of unsafe levels of lead paint, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday. The largest number of items recalled

Women are just as likely to get an abortion in countries where it is outlawed as they are in countries where it is legal, according to research published Friday. In a study examining abortion trends from 1995 to 2003, experts

CHILDREN'S MEDICINE: Drug makers pulled cold medicines targeted for babies and toddlers off the market Thursday, leaving parents to find alternatives for hacking coughs and runny little noses. COMPANY DECISION: The move represented a pre-emptive strike by over-the-counter drug manufacturers

The FSN Forum will be launched on the World Food Day 16th October 2007 with an e-discussion on "Promoting food security and nutrition information for improved decision making and response", facilitated by Mr. Mark Smulders, coordinator of the Food Insecurity

Study finds that chronic illness is just as taboo a conversation as religion and politics.

A London study found that women who consumed 1.5 servings of alcohol per day were not in danger of harming their unborn baby.

Sutter Health and an agency that is supplying nurses to cross picket lines are violating state law -- and jeopardizing public health -- by failing to assure that the strike nurses have legal competency validation to be working in hospitals

The world's maternal mortality ratio (the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births) is declining too slowly to meet Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5, which aims to improve maternal health and prevent women from dying in pregnancy and childbirth.

Small study involving Chinese undergraduates showed significant benefit.

British researchers are to carry out the first study to uncover the genetic causes of osteoarthritis.

Histologic inflammation is a risk factor for progression to colorectal neoplasia in ulcerative colitis, shows this month's issue of Gastroenterology

The latest issue of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases investigates the long-term clinical results of ileocecal resection for Crohn's disease.

The latest Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology identifies risk factors for intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in the United States.

Health secretary orders payment to be withheld.

There are major differences among U.S. Hispanics in how they get infected with the AIDS virus depending on where they were born, officials said on Thursday, requiring more care in tailoring prevention efforts. The trend was detailed in a report

Toddlers who breathe polluted air are far more likely to be diagnosed with bronchitis than children living in cleaner environments, U.S. and Czech researchers reported on Thursday. They found a component of pollution known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs,

Lipsticks tested by a U.S. consumer rights group found that more than half contained lead and some popular brands including Cover Girl, L'Oreal and Christian Dior had more lead than others, the group said on Thursday. The Campaign for Safe

Most doctors rely on patients to give them an accurate account of what drugs they are taking, but a new U.S. study published on Thursday suggests many patients get it wrong. About 40 percent of 119 patients taking blood pressure