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Hong Kong - Melamine has been found for the first time in eggs imported into Hong Kong from China, a media report said Sunday. The move has prompted concerns that the industrial chemical, which can cause kidney stones and other renal problems particu...

A vaccine against rotavirus, the leading cause of diarrhea in infants, has led to a dramatic drop in hospitalization and emergency room visits since it came on the market two years ago, doctors reported Saturday.

Sleep apnea - even if it is so mild that people have no daytime drowsiness - may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, a study shows.

THOUSANDS of Scottish women will receive extra breast cancer screening that could detect 20% more cases of the disease, saving hundreds of lives every year.

MENTAL health patients are being forced to wait more than four and a half years to see a psychologist, Scotland on Sunday can reveal.

SCOTLAND is to get its first private clinic specialising in "late-term" abortions because the NHS cannot cope with the hundreds of women requesting the controversial p

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The traditional Chinese form of exercise known as tai chi can help reduce pain and physical impairment in people who have knee arthritis, researchers said on Saturday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An aggressive strategy of vaccinating older women against cervical cancer could deliver a crippling blow against the disease, cutting rates for that type of cancer in half for women through age 45, U.S. researchers said on Saturday.

Widespread cellphone use and the need for time-consuming language translation have caused workloads and costs to jump for emergency 911 dispatch centers across the nation at a time when the economic downturn is pinching tax receipts and local and state governments are looking for ways to trim...

Doctors have started using powerful new DNA tests to screen fetuses for a wider range of genetic abnormalities, spotting more problem pregnancies early but stirring fears that the results will increase abortions as well as confuse and needlessly alarm many couples.