ATLANTA - Colon cancer deaths could drop dramatically in the next decade because of better screening and treatment, according to an optimistic new prediction by top researchers. The estimate was made in an annual report that shows that, overall, the
BERLIN - German industrial orders posted their first drop for six months in October, falling 2.1 percent, as the pace of recovery in Europe's biggest economy slackened, the government said on Monday. The fall, adjusted for inflation and seasonal ef
LONDON (Reuters) - A decline in smoking in Europe and better screening mean fewer people are dying of cancer, but lung cancer deaths in women are rising in places like Scotland and Hungary where more women smoke, doctors said on Monday. Early diagno
Labour has urged First Minister Alex Salmond to shelve his plans for a referendum on Scottish independence and concentrate on fighting the recession.The appeal came from Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy, who accused the SNP of a peculiar obsession wi
The total number of teachers in Scotland has fallen by 1,348 over the past year, according to Scottish government statistics.Opposition parties rounded on Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop, with Labour calling for her to be sacked. Ms Hyslop admitted
Thanks to greater access to powerful drugs the HIV death toll has dropped by a tenth and more people are surviving with the virus, latest figures show.The World Health Organization and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) says an estimated 33
TOKYO, November 20 – Japan’s Nikkei stock average fell 0.5 per cent on Friday and logged its first four-week losing streak in over a year, with Sony sliding after its new growth strategy failed to reassure investors. Helping to temper the Nikkei’s d
LONDON - Insurance giant Aviva on Wednesday reported an 11-percent drop in worldwide sales during the first nine months of the year but claimed the group's profit outlook was good. Aviva, Britain's second largest insurer after Prudential, said ne
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