Between public health and public finances, the Greek government Friday tried to split the difference, allowing smoking in some night clubs and casinos in exchange for paying a special tax.

The first antibody which can fight all types of the influenza A virus has been discovered, researchers claim. Experiments on flu-infected mice, published in Science Express, showed the antibody could be used as an "emergency treatment".

Heart disease patients are being urged to keep taking aspirin after a study has found stopping the drug raises heart attack risk by nearly two-thirds. Against medical advice, up to half of long-term users are believed to stop taking aspirin, researchers say in the British Medical Journal.

A gene has been linked to 70% of hard-to-treat breast cancers which are resistant to hormone therapies, in US research. The study published in Nature used a new technique which tested hundreds of genes at once, rather than one at a time.

Drug outlets in Enugu State have recorded 90 per cent pass in a screening conducted by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) using a new device known as TruScan.

LONDON  - AIDS drugs used to treat HIV can also be used to prevent infection among heterosexual men and women, according to the results of two studies conducted in Africa released on Wednesday.

Experts say they have found a way to avoid the increased risk of twins that comes with having IVF without reducing the fertility procedure's success rate. Internationally, clinics often transfer more than one embryo per IVF cycle to boost the odds of it working.

A class of generic AIDS drugs often used to treat HIV in Africa and other poor regions can cause premature aging and lead to age-related illnesses such as heart disease and dementia, scientists said on Sunday.

SAN FRANCISCO — AIDS nearly killed Lou Grosso three decades ago, but that didn't prepare him for the latest news from his doctor: he has heart disease. Like many older HIV carriers facing problems -- including financial -- they never expected to live long enough to confront, Grosso, 57, also suffers from aching joints, memory loss

The brains of people with autism are chemically different to healthy ones, according to researchers. A study, published in the journal Nature, showed the unique characters of the frontal and temporal lobes had disappeared. Different genes should be active in each region, but autistic brains had the same pattern of gene

Since the beginning of the year there has been a sharp rise in tuberculosis cases in Zimbabwe, with most linked to HIV. The Population Services International (PSI) says Zimbabwe is now ranked 17th out of 22 countries in the world that are said to be TB-burden countries.

The Manx health minister has vowed to continue with plans to replace a breast cancer surgeon with a generalist, despite opposition from islanders. David Anderson spoke at a public meeting on Monday evening, called by Breast Cancer Action Group which has been leading the calls against it.

Cervical infections need urgent attention

Cervical cancer is the most dominant cancer affecting Zimbabwean women, with an alarming rise in cases reported in recent years. According to a recently published report - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Related Cancers in Zimbabwe - cervical cancer is a killer disease that requires more

WASHINGTON — Aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs taken for pain relief may reduce the effectiveness of anti-depressants such as Prozac, a US study suggested on Monday.

The number of malaria infections recorded among UK residents has increased by nearly 30% over the past two years.
New figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reveal there were 1,761 new cases in 2010.

Able to sniff out explosives, narcotics and even some forms of disease, dogs have long been known for their extraordinary sense of smell. Building on nature’s accomplishments, Israeli researchers have created an artificial nose that could diagnose cancer.

BEIJING — Drug-resistant forms of diseases such as tuberculosis are on the rise in China because of the overuse of antibiotics and urgent action is needed to reverse the problem, the Health Ministry and the World Health Organization warned Thursday.

A commonly prescribed Alzheimer's drug had no effect in treating patients with a mild form of the disease, U.S. researchers said on Monday, underscoring the need for new and better treatments for the most common form of dementia. Sold under the brand Namenda by Forest Laboratories Inc and Germany's Merz

Expired drugs worth N7.3million have been destroyed in Kaduna by the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Kaduna State Branch. The expired drugs were set ablaze at the Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority (KEPA) dump site on Kaduna-Abuja expressway under the joint supervision of officials of

Myconostica, specialising in rapid molecular diagnostic tests for life-threatening fungal infections, announces the publication (Hauser et al, J. Clin. Microbiol.) of a multicentre prospective trial of its CE marked kit, MycAssay™ Pneumocystis for the detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii. The trial results compare well with clinical