Thailand to Change Farming Ways to End Bird Flu
Sep 30, 2004
Hard-hit Thailand plans a campaign to change poultry farming methods as it seeks to stamp out the deadly bird flu virus before migrating wildfowl return during the northern winter, a senior minister said on Thursday.

Shock's bid for repeat championship ends in first round
Sep 29, 2004
Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer believes his team learned a valuable lesson this season while failing to defend its WNBA title. "They now know what they have to do to win the championship again," Laimbeer ...

Nyack plastic surgeon to help children in Colombia
Sep 29, 2004
Children in a poor region of northern Colombia have probably already started their journey that will end next month when they meet a Nyack plastic surgeon in an operating room.

Keep un-American scheme from making it to our shores
Sep 28, 2004
Frightening news Monday out of Britain. In an attempt to appease British health officials, candymakers there are planning to downsize or eliminate king-size candy bars, the Brit press reported.

Seniors Take Up Tai Chi, Yoga Across U.S.
Sep 27, 2004
Balanced on one leg like flamingos, a dozen people older than 60 concentrate on staying upright, as they master the basics of tai chi.

Impotence: A Red Flag for Heart Disease
Sep 26, 2004
For men, flagging potency can be a red flag that something's not right in the cardiovascular system. And experts say men who rush to fix the problem with impotence drugs may be ignoring a bigger threat to their health.

Study Shows Dogs Able to Smell Cancer
Sep 25, 2004
It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.

Men, Women More Different Than Thought
Sep 25, 2004
Beyond the tired cliches and sperm-and-egg basics taught in grade school science class, researchers are discovering that men and women are even more different than anyone realized.

Children of Teen Mothers Have Raised Suicide Risk
Sep 24, 2004
Babies of teenage mothers and infants who have a low birth weight have a higher risk of committing suicide later in life than other children, Swedish scientists said Friday.

Studies: Walking May Ward Off Alzheimer's
Sep 22, 2004
The health benefits of regular walking may include helping prevent mental decline and Alzheimer's disease, research in patients aged 70 and up has found, bolstering evidence that exercise needn't be strenuous to be good for you.