As of April 29 a total of 1884 cases including 20 deaths of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) due to enterovirus (EV-71) have been reported among infants and young children. Public health experts predict that the number of cases will continue to increas

by around age 3, children appear to shape their behavior in response to the outcomes they've come to expect. Anticipated outcomes that they value move them to act more than do outcomes that they don't -- a hallmark of emerging autonomy.

Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won't get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The gut-wrenching dilemma will be deciding who to let die.

Published Date: 04 May 2008 By Kate Foster THE lives of half of all cancer victims could be saved or prolonged as a result of clinical trials set to start within five years, Scotland's leading researcher in the field revealed last night.

Tuesday, 22 April 2008 The Associated Press Columbus, Ohio - Transfat-free, sugar-free, cage-free. Foods are often labeled to reveal what they are not. Yet in the case of milk-labeling, a rule change regarding a controversial growth hormone might

Rochester researchers showed for the first time that a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and red wine can help destroy pancreatic cancer cells by reaching to the cell's core energy source, or mitochondria, and crippling its function.

Ignoring 100s of govt & academic studies showing chemical commonly found in plastic harmful to lab animals, FDA decided it was safe based on just 2 industry-funded studies. Bisphenol A shown to cause breast cancer & more. In urine of 93% Americans tested!

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico, widely thought to be the birthplace of corn, said on Wednesday it will begin allowing experimental planting of genetically modified crops, despite resistance from some farmers who question their safety.

"The current financial crisis in the U.S. is likely to be judged in retrospect as the most wrenching since the end of the Second World War." -- Former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, Financial Times, March 17, 2008

Have you ever wondered why companies use artificial colors? You might think it's because they want to make their food look good, but there's another reason -- a far deeper reason -- why companies use artificial colors to make their foods more appealing to